SB 511 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE IMPAIRMENT.

Senate Bill 511 creates the new criminal offense of automated teller machine (ATM) impairment in Arkansas. The bill defines an ATM as an electronic device in the state that accepts or dispenses cash for financial transactions. A person commits this offense if they purposely remove an ATM or cause its impairment or interruption of use. This new offense is classified as a Class D felony.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

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 18, 2025 Signed Apr 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 757 → SB 511 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from Act 757 to SB 511, removing the approval date and adding blank lines. The core legislative content, including the definition of automated teller machine impairment as a Class D felony, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the approval date (4/17/25) that was present in the previous Act 757 version.

Added blank lines at the beginning of the document for formatting purposes.

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

Apr 18, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that SB511 is now Act 757

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned from the House as passed.

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned to the Senate as passed.

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 10, 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 18, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor