Arkansas 2023 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB211 Latest Draft

Bill / Chaptered Version Filed 03/08/2023

                            Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. 
Act 215 of the Regular Session 
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State of Arkansas    1 
94th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2023  	SENATE BILL 211 3 
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By: Senator Irvin 5 
By: Representative Hawk 6 
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8 
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CARRY ING A 9 
CONCEALED HANDGUN ON PROPERTY OF THE ARKA NSAS 10 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSP ORTATION; AND FOR OT HER PURPOSES. 11 
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Subtitle 14 
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CARRYING A 15 
CONCEALED HANDGUN ON PROPERTY OF THE 16 
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. 17 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20 
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 SECTION 1.  Arkansas Code ยง 5 -73-306(3), concerning places in which 22 
carrying a concealed handgun is prohibited, is repealed.  23 
 (3)(A)  A building of the Arkansas Department of Transportation 24 
or onto grounds adjacent to a building of the Arkansas Department of 25 
Transportation. 26 
 (B)  However, subdivision (3)(A) of this section does not 27 
apply to: 28 
 (i)  A rest area or weigh station of the Arkansas 29 
Department of Transportation; or 30 
 (ii)  A publicly owned and maintained parking lot 31 
that is a publicly accessible parking lot if the licensee is carrying a 32 
concealed handgun in his or her motor vehicle or has left the concealed 33 
handgun in his or her locked and unattended motor vehicle in the publicly 34 
owned and maintained parking lot;  APPROVED: 3/6/23 35 
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