Order

2025R: HB1745 ACT 604

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.

Latest action: Notification that HB1745 is now Act 604

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Sponsor	Role
Hawk	lead
K. Hammer	primary
Brooks	cosponsor
Dees	cosponsor
Eaves	cosponsor
Evans	cosponsor
Gilmore	cosponsor
Hall	cosponsor
Henley	cosponsor
Holcomb	cosponsor
J. Boyd	cosponsor
J. Bryant	cosponsor
Joey Carr	cosponsor
Milligan	cosponsor
Nazarenko	cosponsor
Painter	cosponsor
Pilkington	cosponsor
Schulz	cosponsor
Vaught	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 11, 2025, 4:10 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Mar 11, 2025, 5:00 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, 1:28 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Mar 19, 2025, 8:29 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 19, 2025, 8:29 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 19, 2025, 4:15 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 20, 2025, 1:42 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 20, 2025, 6:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 20, 2025, 6:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 31, 2025, 5:40 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Apr 1, 2025, 9:10 a.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 1, 2025, 9:10 a.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Apr 1, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 3, 2025, 2:12 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 3, 2025, 2:12 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Apr 3, 2025, 3:25 p.m. CT	House	Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
Apr 3, 2025, 3:25 p.m. CT	House	Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE
Apr 8, 2025, 11:37 a.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
Apr 9, 2025, 2:11 p.m. CT	House	Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 2:11 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 9, 2025, 2:11 p.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 14, 2025, 5:11 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1745 is now Act 604

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Transportation Committee Meeting · Big Mac, Room B	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 20, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 31, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Judiciary · Senate Room 171	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 3, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Transportation Committee Meeting · Big Mac, Room B	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Hawk, filed Mar 18, 2025, 12:08 p.m. CT; S1 (Senate) by K. Hammer, filed Mar 31, 2025, 2:27 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Hawk	Mar 18, 2025, 12:08 p.m. CT
S1	Senate	K. Hammer	Mar 31, 2025, 2:27 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

DFA1 · Mar 18, 2025

DFA2 · Mar 29, 2025

Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 8, 2025, 11:37 a.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1
Do Pass as amended · Senate · Mar 31, 2025, 5:40 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
Do Pass as amended · House · Mar 18, 2025, 1:28 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1074

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 2:11:29 PM · arkleg

82Yea

0Nay

18Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (82)

Not voting (18)

Senate · RCS 805

Thursday, April 3, 2025 2:12:37 PM · arkleg

33Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

2Excused

Yea (33)

Excused (2)

Dave Wallace (R)
Stephanie Flowers (D)

House · RCS 669

Thursday, March 20, 2025 1:42:40 PM · arkleg

93Yea

1Nay

5Not voting

1Present

0Excused

Yea (93)

Nay (1)

Wayne Long (R)

Present (1)

Brit McKenzie (R)

Not voting (5)

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In the News

News stories that mention HB1745, found by bill number and title words and filtered for Arkansas coverage. Checked about every 12 hours for bills people follow.

Arkansas United: Driver’s licenses for immigrants are a matter of public safety - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Aug 2, 2026

Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 5:40 p.m. CT.

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