From the ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE:

   Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday vetoed five bills, including one that would allow all consumers to place security freezes on their credit report.
   House Bill 2780, by Rep. Dawn Creekmore, would expand the authority given by a separate bill that Beebe signed into law. That legislation, by Rep. Bruce Maloch, D-Magnolia, would allow only victims of identity theft to freeze their credit reports.
   A consumer using a security freeze law would place a hold on his credit report, which credit reporting agencies send to banks and credit-card companies when a consumer seeks credit. The freeze would prevent lenders from extending new credit.
   “I strongly support efforts to protect victims of identity theft,” Beebe wrote in a letter explaining his veto. He said that’s why he signed Maloch’s HB2215. Beebe wrote that Creekmore’s bill “contains provisions that I fear might be used to the advantage of those who engage in identity theft” but didn’t go into detail.
   Beebe also objected to “awkward language” he wrote could be interpreted to limit access and disclosure of criminal records and other information.
   Creekmore, a Hensley Democrat, stated in a news release Tuesday evening that she was disappointed that the governor had vetoed the bill, and that she would seek to override the veto. Under the state Constitution, the legislature can override a veto with a majority vote of both chambers.