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Act 612 (SB 66), the adult-site age-verification law, took effect July 31, 2023 and remains in force.
Act 612 (SB 66), the adult-site age-verification law, took effect July 31, 2023 and remains in force. Note: Arkansas separately passed Act 689 (the Social Media Safety Act), which was permanently enjoined on March 31, 2025 (NetChoice v. Griffin) -- that is a different, social-media law and does not affect Act 612.
Source: arkleg.state.ar.us
The Social Media Safety Act (Act 689 / SB 396, 2023) required third-party age verification and parental consent for minors. Preliminarily enjoined 2023-08-31, then on 2025-03-31 the W.D. Ark. entered a declaratory judgment and permanent injunction holding the section 1402 age-verification and parental-consent requirements unconstitutional in all conceivable applications (2025 WL 978607). Arkansas responded with TWO 2025 statutes, not one: Act 900, amending the Safety Act with a redrafted platform definition meant to escape the content-based trap, a lower covered age, and a per-violation penalty raised from $2,500 to $10,000 with each day a minor is allowed on the platform counting separately; and Act 901, barring any design, algorithm or feature that produces certain outcomes. NetChoice sued over both on 2025-06-27 (No. 5:25-cv-05140-TLB, Judge Timothy L. Brooks). Act 901, due 2025-08-03, was enjoined 2025-12-15 (812 F. Supp. 3d 905) and the State took an interlocutory appeal (8th Cir. No. 26-1096). Act 900's key amendment was due 2026-04-21 and was enjoined 2026-04-20, one day out, as to the operative section 1402(d) provisions -- the addictive-practices ban, the notifications curfew and the default privacy settings. Three NetChoice-Griffin appeals will be heard together or in close succession, making the Eighth Circuit the venue to watch on this class of law. The State's argument is portable and worth understanding: a permanent injunction against the old text does not carry over to a materially amended statute, so NetChoice must win relief afresh against the law as it now stands. That is how a law recorded as permanently struck down can still generate a new injunction fight two years later.
Source: govinfo.gov
This state issues a mobile driver's license / state digital ID that residents can load into a phone wallet; it is on the AAMVA mDL list and TSA's digital-ID program.
Effective: Live
Source: tsa.gov
Yes. Act 612 / SB 66 (2023) is in effect, effective Jul 31, 2023. Act 612 (SB 66), the adult-site age-verification law, took effect July 31, 2023 and remains in force.
A law was enacted but is currently blocked by a court. Act 689 / SB 396 (2023), amended by Act 900 (2025); Act 901 (2025) is court hold. The Social Media Safety Act (Act 689 / SB 396, 2023) required third-party age verification and parental consent for minors.
This state issues a mobile driver's license / state digital ID that residents can load into a phone wallet; it is on the AAMVA mDL list and TSA's digital-ID program.
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