HB 1452 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

CLARIFYING THE LAW ON THE USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN CERTAIN PLACES; AND TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF AN UNSEALED CONTAINER OF CERTAIN FORMS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN A MOTOR VEHICLE.

HB 1452 clarifies where medical marijuana use is prohibited, banning vapor inhalation in schools, public transport, and correctional facilities, and smoking in vehicles, near children, or where it could affect others. It specifically prohibits possessing unsealed medical marijuana (not in a dispensary-provided container) in a motor vehicle if it's accessible to the driver and in a form usable for smoking. Violations are classified as Class C misdemeanors. The law directly affects medical marijuana patients and caregivers who use or transport the substance, particularly in vehicle settings or public spaces.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Signed Mar 12, 2025
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Act 271 HB 1452 · 2 edits
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The document transitioned from a finalized Act 271 to a new House Bill 1452, removing the approval date and signature while updating the session information to reflect the 95th General Assembly. This appears to be a procedural renumbering or re-filing of legislation rather than a substantive policy change.
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Removed the approval date (3/12/25) and signature line from the original Act 271 version.

Added new session metadata indicating the 95th General Assembly and House Bill 1452 designation.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1452 is now Act 271
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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