2025 Regular Session • Arkansas Legislature
HB1745
Legislative Summary
To Require Certain Commercial Driver License Holders To Possess A United States Work Authorization; To Require The Operator Of A Commercial Motor Vehicle To Have English Proficiency; And To Create Related Offenses.
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Bill History
3/11/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Received from the House.
Senate
3/20/2025
Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Senate
3/31/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Senate
4/1/2025
Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Senate
4/1/2025
REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Senate
4/3/2025
Read the third time and passed.
Senate
4/3/2025
Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Senate
4/3/2025
Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
TO BE ENROLLED
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Notification that HB1745 is now Act 604
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Amendment S1
Senate Amendment S1
3/31/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment H1
House Amendment H1
3/18/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
4/9/2025
82
Yea
0
Nay
18
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
4/3/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading
3/20/2025
93
Yea
1
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 19
Primary Sponsor

RJ Hawk
Republican
Co-Sponsors (18)
Kim Hammer
Republican
Keith Brooks
Republican
Joey Carr
Republican
Les Eaves
Republican
Brian Evans
Republican
Brad Hall
Republican
Mike Holcomb
Republican
Jon Milligan
Republican
Jason Nazarenko
Republican
Stetson Painter
Republican
Aaron Pilkington
Republican
Bart Schulz
Republican
Deann Vaught
Republican
Dolly Henley
Republican
Justin Boyd
Republican
Joshua Bryant
Republican
Tyler Dees
Republican
Ben Gilmore
Republican