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type: "Bill"
title: "TO CREATE THE PROTECTION OF MINORS FROM DISTRIBUTION OF HARMFUL MATERIAL ACT; TO ESTABLISH LIABILITY FOR THE PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS ON THE INTERNET; AND TO REQUIRE REASONABLE AGE VERIFICATION."
description: "TO CREATE THE PROTECTION OF MINORS FROM DISTRIBUTION OF HARMFUL MATERIAL ACT; TO ESTABLISH LIABILITY FOR THE PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS ON THE INTERNET; AND TO REQUIRE REASONABLE AGE VERIFICATION."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ar"
legislature: "Arkansas Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 66"
citation: "Arkansas SB 66 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dees", "McAlindon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 56
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-17T17:12:21+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-11T20:33:29+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddd79cc5-ee07-480b-b00c-dc2ec415d8ee"
source_url: "ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/SessionInformation/LegislativeMeasures.txt"
source_hash: "d1841181a56a8be4abfe23ad79978e773db4ae770d2cdee57cdc78f995481195"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ar"]
---
# Arkansas SB 66 (2023) — TO CREATE THE PROTECTION OF MINORS FROM DISTRIBUTION OF HARMFUL MATERIAL ACT; TO ESTABLISH LIABILITY FOR THE PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS ON THE INTERNET; AND TO REQUIRE REASONABLE AGE VERIFICATION.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Act 612** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2F&file=612.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R)
2. **Amendment H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2023R%2FPublic%2FSB66-H1.pdf)
3. **Amendment H2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2023R%2FPublic%2FSB66-H2.pdf)
4. **Amendment H3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2023R%2FPublic%2FSB66-H3.pdf)
5. **Amendment S1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2023R%2FPublic%2FSB66-S1.pdf)
6. **SB 66** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2023/2023R/Bills/SB66.pdf)
## Votes
- Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. — **774** (pass) · lower
- Read the third time and passed. — **341** (pass) · upper
- Read the third time and passed. — **320** (pass) · upper
- Read the third time and passed. — **320** (pass) · upper
- Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. — **950** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dees — primary (person)
- McAlindon — primary (person)
- Bentley — cosponsor (person)
- C. Cooper — cosponsor (person)
- Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Haak — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bryant — cosponsor (person)
- J. Petty — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Long — cosponsor (person)
- Lundstrum — cosponsor (person)
- McGrew — cosponsor (person)
- Rose — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-17T17:12:21+00:00** Filed `introduction`
- **2023-01-17T19:14:36+00:00** Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30T19:36:54+00:00** Withdrawn from Committee for purpose of amendment # 1
- **2023-01-30T19:36:58+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
- **2023-01-30T19:37:03+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2023-01-30T19:37:12+00:00** Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- **2023-01-30T20:38:46+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2023-01-30T20:38:55+00:00** Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31T17:50:54+00:00** Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-01T19:25:24+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-01T19:25:33+00:00** Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
- **2023-02-01T21:59:11+00:00** RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
- **2023-02-01T22:23:26+00:00** Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE RULES `reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T14:33:51+00:00** Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- **2023-02-09T14:33:53+00:00** Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-09T16:04:56+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2023-03-01T19:25:25+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2 `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02T14:33:15+00:00** Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- **2023-03-02T14:33:17+00:00** Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-02T16:10:15+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2023-03-07T20:12:53+00:00** Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- **2023-03-07T20:12:57+00:00** Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-07T21:18:51+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2023-03-07T21:18:58+00:00** Re-referred to the Committee on HOUSE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08T18:31:33+00:00** Returned by the Committee Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-14T20:20:07+00:00** Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T20:20:25+00:00** Returned To Senate as passed, as amended # 1 & 2 & 3
- **2023-03-14T21:53:08+00:00** Returned From the House as passed, as amended # 1 & 2 & 3
- **2023-03-14T21:53:47+00:00** Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28T18:46:06+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1, 2, & 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29T19:52:08+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
- **2023-03-29T19:52:22+00:00** House Amendment No. 1 & 2 & 3 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
- **2023-03-29T19:52:43+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2023-03-29T19:52:54+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T19:53:08+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-03-30T15:47:05+00:00** Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- **2023-03-30T15:47:07+00:00** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-03T19:05:00+00:00** Requested the return of Senate Bill 66 from the Governor.
- **2023-04-03T19:05:05+00:00** Senate Bill 66 returned from the Governor as requested.
- **2023-04-03T19:07:59+00:00** Motion to Expunge passage and House amendments 1, 2, & 3. Motion Carried.
- **2023-04-03T19:08:15+00:00** Returned to the House as requested.
- **2023-04-03T19:53:25+00:00** Returned From the Senate as requested.
- **2023-04-03T20:19:07+00:00** The vote by which SB66 Passed was expunged.
- **2023-04-05T00:28:24+00:00** Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T00:28:38+00:00** Returned To Senate as passed, as amended # 1, 2 & 3
- **2023-04-05T03:40:16+00:00** Received from the House.
- **2023-04-05T17:14:20+00:00** Returned from the House as passed, as amended # 1, 2, & 3
- **2023-04-05T20:05:43+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2023-04-05T20:06:28+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
- **2023-04-05T20:06:40+00:00** House Amendment No. 1, 2, & 3 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
- **2023-04-05T20:06:45+00:00** Rules suspended.
- **2023-04-05T20:06:53+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T20:07:01+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-04-06T14:38:32+00:00** Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- **2023-04-06T14:38:35+00:00** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-11T20:33:29+00:00** Notification that SB66 is now Act 612 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddd79cc5-ee07-480b-b00c-dc2ec415d8ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arkansas legislature records).