HB 1847 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AUTHORIZE THE ARKANSAS RACING COMMISSION TO MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE SELF-EXCLUSION LIST.

House Bill 1847 authorizes the Arkansas Racing Commission to establish and maintain a statewide self-exclusion list. This list allows individuals to voluntarily ban themselves from casinos across the state. The bill specifies that funds forfeited by self-excluded individuals, as well as other persons excluded by the commission or casino licensees, will be used to cover certain costs. The act is set to become effective on July 1, 2026.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Signed Apr 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 798 → HB 1847 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renamed from Act 798 to HB 1847 and updated with new session dates for the 95th General Assembly. The self-exclusion program requirements remain substantively unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the indentation of list items. The approval date was removed from the document.

TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from Act 798 to HB 1847 with updated session dates

Minor formatting adjustments to indentation in self-exclusion program requirements

Approval date stamp removed from document

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 17, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1847 is now Act 798

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Introduced

Receded from Amendment No. 1

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Motion to Expunge the Vote by which HB1847 passed. Motion Carried.

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to the Committee on HOUSE RULES

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

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