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2025R: HB1688 ACT 710

TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF A DEALER'S EXTRA LICENSE PLATE.

Latest action: Notification that HB1688 is now Act 710

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Sponsor	Role
Cavenaugh	lead
Stone	primary

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 5, 2025, 11:36 a.m. CT	House	Filed
Mar 5, 2025, 5:21 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE
Mar 18, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 19, 2025, 2:32 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 19, 2025, 7:31 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 19, 2025, 7:31 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE
Apr 7, 2025, 8:21 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Apr 8, 2025, 7:46 a.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 8, 2025, 7:46 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Apr 8, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 8, 2025, 10:18 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Apr 8, 2025, 10:34 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 10:35 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Apr 9, 2025, 10:56 a.m. CT	House	Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
Apr 10, 2025, 2:37 p.m. CT	House	Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
Apr 10, 2025, 2:37 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 10, 2025, 2:37 p.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 16, 2025, 4:06 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1688 is now Act 710

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Transportation Committee Meeting · Big Mac, Room B	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 7, 2025, 5:30 p.m. CT	Senate Public Transport Tech and Leg Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: S1 (Senate) by Stone, filed Apr 7, 2025, 7:40 p.m. CT: ARKANSAS SENATE 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ____________________________________________________________ __________ Subtitle of House Bill 1688 TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF A DEALER'S EXTRA LICENSE PLATE. ___________________________.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
S1	Senate	Stone	Apr 7, 2025, 7:40 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

DFA1 · Mar 11, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement Bill: HB1688 Bill Subtitle: TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF A DEALER'S EXTRA LICENSE PLATE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Rep. Cavenaugh Basic Change: HB1688 expands the dealer's extra license plate program to: • Authorize additional individuals associated with a dealership to use a dealer's extra license plate; • Increase the types of activities that are allowable under the program; and • Insulate the dealership from any tax implications from actions taken involving a dealer's extra license plate. Under current law, a motor vehicle dealership may place a dealer's extra license plate on a car for sale to be used by specified individuals for authorized purposes. Authorized individuals include: dealers, managers, and salespersons. HB1688 adds "owners" and "officers" to the list of authorized individuals that may use a dealer's extra license plate. HB1688 defines a manager to include a regional manager, division manager, department manager, and sales manager. Under current law, a vehicle with a dealer's extra license plate may be used

Committee actions

Do Pass as amended · Senate · Apr 7, 2025, 8:21 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Do Pass · House · Mar 18, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1021

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 10:34:06 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

1Excused

Yea (34)

Excused (1)

Bryan King (R)

House · RCS 654

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 2:32:19 PM · arkleg

97Yea

0Nay

3Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (97)

Not voting (3)

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