AN ACT TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW TO ALLOW WARRANTLESS SEARCHES BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF A PERSON PLACED ON SUSPENDED IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
House Bill 1979 amends Arkansas law to allow warrantless searches for individuals under certain types of supervision. The bill requires people placed on supervised probation, suspended imposition of sentence, parole, or post-release supervision to agree to a waiver. This waiver permits law enforcement or Division of Community Correction officers to search their person, residence, vehicle, or electronic devices at any time, without needing articulable suspicion. If an individual does not sign this waiver, they become ineligible for these forms of supervision.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Apr 2, 2025
Signed Apr 22, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 983
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HB 1979
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 983 to HB 1979, removing the approval date and adding blank lines. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date (4/22/25) that appeared in the previous version.
Added blank lines at the beginning of the 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
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1979 is now Act 983
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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