SB 449 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO PROVIDE CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR CONFISCATION OF ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS, VAPOR PRODUCTS, E-LIQUID PRODUCTS, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND CIGARETTE PAPERS FROM A MINOR AT A SCHOOL.

Senate Bill 449 grants civil immunity to law enforcement officers, school employees, and other individuals in positions of trust or authority over a minor. This immunity applies when they confiscate alternative nicotine products, vapor products, e-liquid products, tobacco products, or cigarette papers from a minor at a school. The bill defines "minor" as a person under 21 and "school" broadly to include school property and school-sponsored events. This protection from civil liability does not extend to the confiscation of medical devices or medications, such as asthma inhalers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Signed Apr 18, 2025
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Act 669 SB 449 · 2 edits
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB449 is now Act 669
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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