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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/19/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1662
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5 By: Representatives B. McKenzie, Achor, Andrews, Barker, Beaty Jr., Beck, Bentley, S. Berry, Breaux,
6 Brooks, K. Brown, M. Brown, N. Burkes, R. Burkes, Joey Carr, John Carr, Cavenaugh, Childress, C.
7 Cooper, Cozart, Crawford, Eaton, Evans, Furman, Gazaway, Gramlich, Hall, Hawk, Hollowell, L.
8 Johnson, Long, Lundstrum, Lynch, Maddox, McAlindon, McClure, M. McElroy, McGrew, McNair,
9 Milligan, J. Moore, Nazarenko, Painter, Pearce, Perry, Pilkington, Puryear, Ray, R. Scott Richardson,
10 Richmond, Rose, Rye, Schulz, M. Shepherd, Steimel, Torres, Tosh, Underwood, Unger, Vaught, Walker,
11 Wing, Wooten
12 By: Senator B. Johnson
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14 For An Act To Be Entitled
15 AN ACT TO PROHIBIT LOBBYING FOR A COVERED FOREIGN
16 ENTITY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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19 Subtitle
20 TO PROHIBIT LOBBYING FOR A COVERED
21 FOREIGN ENTITY.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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25 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 21, Chapter 8, Subchapter 6, is amended
26 to add an additional section to read as follows:
27 21-8-608. Lobbying for covered foreign entity prohibited ---- Definition
28 ---- Penalties.
29 (a) As used in this section:
30 (1) "Covered foreign entity" means an individual, foreign
31 government, or a party other than an individual or foreign government:
32 (A) On the Consolidated Screening List or Entity List as
33 designated by the United States Secretary of Commerce;
34 (B) Domiciled in the People's Republic of China or the
35 Russian Federation;
36 (C) Under the influence or control by the government of
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1 the People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation; or
2 (D) That is a subsidiary of an individual, government, or
3 party referred to in subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(C) of this section; and
4 (2) "Under the influence or control" means the People's Republic
5 of China, the Russian Federation, or an agent of the People's Republic of
6 China or the Russian Federation is:
7 (A) Exercising power or authority to regulate decisions
8 over the covered foreign entity; or
9 (B) Governing, managing, directing, or otherwise
10 overseeing decision making for the covered foreign entity.
11 (b) A person who receives a monetary benefit for lobbying shall not
12 lobby on behalf of a covered foreign entity.
13 (c) A person convicted of violating subsection (b) of this section
14 shall be guilty of:
15 (1) For the first offense, a violation with a fine of not less
16 than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than three thousand five hundred
17 dollars ($3,500);
18 (2) For the second offense, an unclassified misdemeanor with:
19 (A) A term of imprisonment not to exceed fix (6) months;
20 (B) A fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000); or
21 (C) Both the term of imprisonment and fine under
22 subdivisions (c)(2)(A) and (B) of this section; and
23 (3) For the third or subsequent offense, an unclassified felony
24 with:
25 (A) A term of imprisonment not to exceed one (1) year;
26 (B) A fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000); or
27 (C) Both the term of imprisonment and fine under
28 subdivisions (c)(3)(A) and (B) of this section.
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30 /s/B. McKenzie
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