Arkansas among 3 states that lack hate crime law Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson has made enacting one a priority in 2021 The Urban League of the State of Arkansas held an "Arkansans United Against Hate" event on the Arkansas Capitol steps Thursday, April 1,2021 (Source: The Urban League of the State of Arkansas) By Chandler Watkins | April 7, 2021 at 2:44 PM CDT - Updated April 7 at 7:59 PM LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KSLA) - There are three U.S. states that do not have hate crime laws: Wyoming, South Carolina and Arkansas. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson has made enacting one a priority in 2021, but the effort has stalled due to resistance among conservatives in the majority-Republican legislature.