TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A SKIMMER; AND TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A SKIMMER FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS.
SB 514 amends Arkansas law concerning the unlawful possession of a skimmer device. The bill maintains that a first offense for unlawful skimmer possession is a Class C felony. However, it increases the penalties for individuals convicted a second or subsequent time. Repeat offenders will face an unclassified felony charge, including a mandatory fine of up to $20,000 and a mandatory prison sentence of one to ten years.
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 760
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SB 514
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 760 to SB 514, removing the approval date and adding new line breaks and formatting markers. No substantive policy changes were made to the legislative content itself.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date (4/17/25) that was present in the previous Act 760 version
Added blank lines and formatting markers (ANS327) to the document structure
Floor votes
How they voted
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 SB514 is now Act 760
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 15, 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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blake Johnson
RRepublican
P
Matthew Shepherd
RRepublican
Co
Ricky Hill
RRepublican
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