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Updated August 16, 2026

Arkansas: US state profile

A snapshot of AI governance activity in Arkansas: tracked legislation, enforcement actions, federal political money, and the labor baseline. Ask AGIS for the cross-referenced detail behind any of it.

Labor baseline

Union membership rate: 2.8% (2025). Covered by a union contract: 3.5%.

2025 annual estimates are 11-month averages excluding October; October 2025 data not collected due to the federal government shutdown. Not strictly comparable with other annual averages. Source.

Legislation

49 AI-related documents tracked.

• AR SR33: To Support Consumer Privacy. defunct
  PrivacySales, retail, and customer relations
• AR HB1082: To Create The Arkansas Children And Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act. proposed
  Children and minorsPrivacy
• AR HB1148: To Create The Arkansas Privacy Act; And To Address Certain Images Captured By Unmanned Aircraft Systems. enacted
  Privacy
• AR HB1717: To Create The Arkansas Children And Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act. enacted
  Children and minorsPrivacy
• AR HR1052: To Support Consumer Privacy. proposed
  PrivacySales, retail, and customer relations
• AR SB612: To Create A Private Right Of Action Against A Social Media Platform That Causes Harm; And To Impose A Civil Penalty On A Social Media Platform That Knowingly And Willfully Contributes To A Minor's Sui enacted
  Broadcasting and media productionChildren and minorsCivil liabilityFinesHarm to health/safetyTransparency
• AR HB1726: To Create The Arkansas Kids Online Safety Act. defunct
  Broadcasting and media productionChildren and minorsTransparency
• AR HB1083: To Create The Arkansas Kids Online Safety Act. proposed
  Broadcasting and media productionChildren and minorsTransparency
• In Re Amendments to the Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct enacted
• In Re Amendments to the Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct enacted
• AR SB10: To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023; And To Regulate The Impact On Water Usage And The Electric Grid By Blockchain Networks And Digital Asset Mining. defunct
  Data centersEcological harmEnergy and utilitiesPerformance requirements
• AR HR1015: To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023 And To Amend The Requirements For A Digital Asset Mining Business Or Business Using A Blockchain defunct
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR HR1018: To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023; And To Amend The Uniform Money Services Act. defunct
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR SR5: To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023 And To Prohibit Foreign-party-controlled Ownership Of A Digital Asset Mining Business. enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR SR13: To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023; And To Amend The Uniform Money Services Act. enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR SR16: To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023 And To Amend The Requirements For A Digital Asset Mining Business Or Business Using A Blockchain enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR SR17: To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Acts Of 2023, To Regulate Digital Asset Mining Businesses And Businesses Utilizing A Blockchain Network, And enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR HB1444: To Amend The Sales And Use Tax Exemption For Data Centers. enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilitiesSubsidies
• To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023 And To Amend The Uniform Money Services Act. defunct
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023 And To Amend The Uniform Money Services Act. defunct
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR HB1654: To Provide Sales And Use Tax Exemptions For Data Centers; And To Provide A Sales And Use Tax Exemption For Data Center Equipment, Data Center Costs, Certain Services Provided To A Data Center, And Ele enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilitiesSubsidies
• AR HB1317: To Provide For A Reduced Sales And Use Tax Rate For Natural Gas, Electricity, And Coal Used By A Data Center; And To Declare An Emergency. defunct
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR HB1476: To Create A Sales And Use Tax Exemption For Electricity Sold To A Data Center; And To Declare An Emergency. defunct
  Data centersEnergy and utilitiesSubsidies
• AR HB1477: To Amend The Arkansas Electric Utility And Gas Utility Storm Recovery Securitization Act; To Exempt Certain Data Centers From Storm Recovery Costs And Charges; And To Declare An Emergency. defunct
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR HR1017: To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023; And To Regulate The Impact On Water Usage And The Electric Grid By Blockchain Networks And Digi defunct
  Data centersEcological harmEnergy and utilitiesPerformance requirements
• AR SR14: To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023; And To Regulate The Impact On Water Usage And The Electric Grid By Blockchain Networks And Digi enacted
  Data centersEcological harmEnergy and utilitiesPerformance requirements
• AR HB1799: To Create The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023; And To Clarify The Regulation Of The Digital Asset Mining Business. enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR HR1001: To Extend The First Extraordinary Session To Consider Legislation To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023, Including Establishing Sound Standards And Requiring Demand-response Agreements. defunct
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR SR1: To Extend The First Extraordinary Session Of The Ninety-fourth General Assembly To Consider Legislation To Repeal The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023. defunct
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR HR1009: To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023 And To Prohibit Foreign-party-controlled Ownership Of A Digital Asset Mining Business. enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR HR1020: To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Acts Of 2023, To Regulate Digital Asset Mining Businesses And Businesses Utilizing A Blockchain Network, And enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR SB78: To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023; To Prohibit Foreign-party-controlled Ownership Of A Digital Asset Mining Business; And To Declare An Emergency. enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR SB11: To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023; And To Amend The Uniform Money Services Act. defunct
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR SB79: To Amend The Arkansas Data Centers Act Of 2023; To Provide For The Regulation Of Digital Asset Mining Businesses; And To Declare An Emergency. enacted
  Data centersEnergy and utilities
• AR HR1099: To Recognize The Arkansas Tech University Robotics Club For Winning The Tournament Champion And Innovate Awards At The 2025 Texas State Vex U Tournament. enacted
  EducationManufacturing
• AR HB1816: To Prohibit Healthcare Providers And Healthcare Insurers From Using Artificial Intelligence In The Delivery Of Healthcare Services Or The Generation Of Medical Records Unless Certain Requirements Are proposed
  FinanceMedicine, life sciences and public health
• AR HB1297: Concerning Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, And Other Automated Technologies; And To Regulate Certain Practices Of Healthcare Insurers. proposed
  FinanceMedicine, life sciences and public health
• AR HB1518: To Create The Offense Of Creating, Distributing, Possessing, Or Viewing Artificial Intelligence-generated Matter Depicting Sexually Explicit Conduct Involving A Child. proposed
  Children and minorsGovernance developmentSafetyViolation of civil or human rights, including privacy
• AR SB391: To Create The Robotics Competition Grant Program For Eligible Robotics Teams In Public Or Private Schools For The Purpose Of Encouraging Study In The Fields Of Science, Technology, Engineering, And Ma enacted
  Access to business opportunitiesEducationGovernment study or reportGovernment support: For R&DManufacturingSubsidies
• AR HB1562: To Amend The Law Concerning Autonomous Vehicles. enacted
  Transportation
• AR HB1071: To Amend The Frank Broyles Publicity Rights Protection Act Of 2016; And To Provide Protections For An Individual Whose Photograph, Voice, Or Likeness Is Reproduced Through Means Of Artificial Intellig enacted
  Arts, sports, leisure, travel, and lifestyleDisclosure: About inputsInput controls: Data useTransparency
• AR HB1877: Concerning Criminal Offenses Related To Possession Of Sexually Explicit Material That Depicts A Child; And To Include A Computer Generated Image That Is Indistinguishable From The Image Of A Child. enacted
  Arts, sports, leisure, travel, and lifestyleChildren and minorsCriminal liability
• AR HB1529: To Create The Criminal Offense Of Unlawful Creation Or Distribution Of Deepfake Visual Material; And To Establish A Cause Of Action For Unlawful Creation Of Deepfake Visual Material. enacted
  Arts, sports, leisure, travel, and lifestyleCriminal liabilityDetrimental contentDisclosure: About inputsInput controls: Data useTransparency
• AR HB1876: Regarding The Ownership Of Model Training And Content Generated By A Generative Artificial Intelligence Tool. enacted
  Broadcasting and media productionDisclosure: About inputsInput controls: Data useTiering: Based on technical characteristicsTransparency
• AR HB1958: To Require Public Entities To Create A Policy Concerning The Authorized Use Of Artificial Intelligence. enacted
  Government: judicial and law enforcement
• AR HB1041: To Prohibit Deceptive And Fraudulent Deepfakes In Election Communications. defunct
  Arts, sports, leisure, travel, and lifestyleDetrimental contentFinancial loss
• AR SR66: To Recognize The Arkansas Tech University Robotics Club For Winning The Tournament Champion And Innovate Awards At The 2025 Texas State Vex U Tournament. enacted
  EducationManufacturing
• AR HB1504: To Create The Offense Of Manufacturing, Modifying, Selling, Transferring, Or Operating A Robotic Device Or An Uncrewed Aircraft That Is Equipped Or Mounted With A Weapon. defunct
  Government: military and public safetyManufacturing
• Arkansas SB 656 ("Data-Driven Decision-Making Task Force") enacted
  ConveningEvaluationGovernment study or reportGovernment supportGovernment: benefits and welfareGovernment: other applications/unspecifiedNew institution

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Enforcement

No enforcement actions recorded for Arkansas. When a state attorney general, a federal agency, or a court takes an action involving an AI system here, it will be listed with the respondent, outcome, and any penalty.

Money

$1,345 in tracked political contributions across 85 records.

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