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Arkansas HouseHB1504

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.

Failed 14–65Bipartisan

What it does: Makes it a violation, with a fine of $5,000 to $25,000, to knowingly make, modify, sell, transfer or operate a ground robotic device or uncrewed aircraft equipped with a weapon, or to reprogram a robot to harm people or property. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Read the third time and failed.

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The tally

Yes 14 · No 65 · Not voting 12 · Present 9

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting / present
Democrats376 / 3
Republicans11586 / 6

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted no. 14 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (100)

Yes 14

No 65

Present 9

Not voting 12

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.