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Arkansas General Assembly· HB 1981Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

An act TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLICITY AND 10 TOURISM, the official text

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1 State of Arkansas          A Bill
2 95th General Assembly

3 Regular Session, 2025                                        HOUSE BILL 1981

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5 By: Representative Maddox

6 By: Senator Hester

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8                            For An Act To Be Entitled

9         AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLICITY AND

10        TOURISM; TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS OF "OUTDOOR

11        RECREATION OPERATOR" AND "TRAMWAY OPERATOR UNDER THE

12        LAW CONCERNING RECREATIONAL TRAMWAYS"; AND FOR OTHER

13        PURPOSES.

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17                       TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS OF "OUTDOOR

18                       RECREATION OPERATOR" AND "TRAMWAY

19                       OPERATOR UNDER THE LAW CONCERNING

20                       RECREATIONAL TRAMWAYS".

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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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24        SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 15-11-1002(4), as enacted by Acts 2025, No.

25 155, � 1, concerning the definition of "outdoor recreation operator" under

26 the law related to recreational tramways, is amended to read as follows:

27        (4)(A) "Outdoor recreation operator" means the owner or operator

28 of an outdoor recreation area, including an agency of the state or a

29 political subdivision of the state, or the employees, agents, officers, or

30 delegated representatives of the owner or operator of the outdoor recreation

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32                       (B) "Outdoor recreation operator" does not include a

33 political subdivision of the state;

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35        SECTION 2. Arkansas Code � 15-11-1002(7), as enacted by Acts 2025, No.

36 155, � 1, concerning the definition of "tramway operator" under the law

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1 related to recreational tramways, is amended to read as follows:

2   (7)(A) "Tramway operator" means a person, including an agency of

3 the state or a political subdivision of the state, who owns or controls the

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5   (B) "Tramway operator" does not include a political

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