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SB231

To Confer Law Enforcement Authority on Select Employees of the Office of the Arkansas Lottery.

J. Dotson · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that SB231 is now Act 342 · Act 342

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TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARKANSAS LOTTERY.

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16 mentions · 10 meetings · 12 named speakers

Senate Convenes

March 20, 2025

Matched: “…ures from the regular session of the 95th General Assembly: Senate Bill 231 Act 342, Senate Bill 40 Act 343, Senate Bill 242 Act 344, S…”

2025, I reviewed and approved the following measures from the regular session of the 95th General Assembly: Senate Bill 231 Act 342, Senate Bill 40 Act 343, Senate Bill 242 Act 344, Senate Bill 276 Act 345, Senate Bill 317 Act 351, Senate
Chair (Senator Bart Hester) · 5:48 in the video

Senate Convenes

March 18, 2025

Matched: “by Senator Dismayne, Senate Bill 231 by Senator Dotson, Senate Bill 240 by Senator Hill,”

by Senator Dismayne, Senate Bill 231 by Senator Dotson, Senate Bill 240 by Senator Hill,

House Convenes

March 17, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB231 J. Dotson Cozart TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SEL…”

Madam Clerk, please read Senate Bill 231.
Chair (Representative Brian S. Evans) · 1:15:17 in the video
Senate Bill 231 by Representative Cozart to confirm law enforcement authority on select employees of the Office of the Arkansas
Chair (Representative Lee Johnson) · 1:15:20 in the video
...fice and the State Police. They truly need the tools that will gain access with SB 231 to maintain the integrity of the lottery. And so we have tightened the language to where the lottery related issues are only, the only issues that they h...
Representative Bruce Cozart · 1:16:51 in the video
The question before the House is the passage of Senate Bill 231. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk. Has everyone voted?
Representative Brian S. Evans · 1:17:53 in the video
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House Convenes

March 13, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB231 J. Dotson Cozart TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SEL…”

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House Rules

March 12, 2025 · House Rules · on the agenda

Matched: “SB231 J. Dotson TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMP…”

All right, members, now we're going to SB 231. Representative Cozart, if you will
Representative Jon S. Eubanks · 13:20 in the video
...ated to me and to the Senate state agencies Committee, the full Senate, and the governor's office that the Attorney General's office and the state police that they truly need the tools that will gain them access to to with uh what SB 231 to
Representative Bruce Cozart · 15:25 in the video
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House Rules

March 5, 2025 · House Rules · on the agenda

Matched: “SB231 J. Dotson TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMP…”

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Senate Convenes

March 3, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB231 J. Dotson TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMP…”

34 yeah zero nay, Senate Bill 188 passes, please transmit to the House. Senate Bill 231. Senate Bill 231 by Sandra Dotson
Sender dots and you're recognized. Thank you, Madam Governor. Members under Senate Bill 231 on the last page of the bill, you'll see we're giving the lottery the tools necessary to investigate lottery fraud related to violations of the lott...
Senator Jim Dotson · 44:17 in the video
not voting, 3 present, Senate Bill 231 passes. Please transmit to the house. Senate Bill 237. Senate Bill 237 by Senator Boyd to amend
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State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

Feb. 27, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate) · on the agenda

Matched: “SB231 J. Dotson TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMP…”

Senator Dodson, you got, you're going to do Senate Bill 231. You got some people are going to join you.
Senator Kim Hammer · 38:05 in the video
you, Mr. Chair. So we, we just heard Senate Bill 231 from Senator Dodson and in that bill it discussed that law enforcement and the Office of the Lottery would, they would have to undergo training by the Commission on Law Enforcement Center...
Senator Clarke Tucker · 1:09:27 in the video
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Senate Convenes

Feb. 26, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB231 Extract from state agency for purpose of amendment”

like to make a motion to suspend the rules to extract Senate Bill 231 from state agencies for purposes of amendment. You all
Senator Jim Dotson · 1:05:20 in the video
the rules to extract SB 231 from state agencies for purposes of amendment, please signify by saying aye. Any
Chair (Senator Ben Gilmore) · 1:05:35 in the video
opposed? I have it. Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 231.
Senator Ben Gilmore · 1:05:41 in the video
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State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs-Senate

Feb. 25, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (Senate)

Matched: “…EDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OF 1967 CONCERNING PUBLIC MEETINGS. SB231 J. Dotson TO CONFER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY ON SELECT EMP…”

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