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Committee approves bill to give Arkansas Scholarship Lottery staff limited law‑enforcement authority for fraud investigations

2841205 · February 27, 2025
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Summary

The Senate committee approved a bill allowing the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery to designate certain staff as law‑enforcement investigators to probe lottery fraud and theft.

The Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 2 31, an agency bill authorizing the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery to designate certain employees as law‑enforcement investigators for lottery‑related offenses.

Senator Dodson presented the bill and introduced lottery officials including Sharon Strong, Executive Director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, and Blake Hudson, director of investigations and enforcement. Hudson told the committee…

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