# Arkansas HB1475: TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF GREEN LIGHTS; TO AMEND THE RESTRICTIONS ON LAMP COLORS; TO AMEND THE COLORS OF LIGHTS THAT MAY BE USED BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES; AND TO DEFINE A ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE VEHICLE. Arkansas HB1475, TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF GREEN LIGHTS; TO AMEND THE RESTRICTIONS ON LAMP COLORS; TO AMEND THE COLORS OF LIGHTS THAT MAY BE USED BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES; AND TO DEFINE A ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE VEHICLE., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steve Crowell (Republican), Joey L. Carr (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-27 (Notification that HB1475 is now Act 209) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1475-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1475 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF GREEN LIGHTS; TO AMEND THE RESTRICTIONS ON LAMP COLORS; TO AMEND THE COLORS OF LIGHTS THAT MAY BE USED BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES; AND TO DEFINE A ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE VEHICLE. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-02-27, Notification that HB1475 is now Act 209 - Sponsors: Steve Crowell (Republican), Joey L. Carr (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Roadwork vehicles can use green warning lights: benefit, low. Qualifying roadwork vehicles can use amber, white, or green flashing, rotating, or oscillating warning lights, alone or combined, during hazardous use. State, county, or city agencies must own or contract for the vehicle and determine it is needed for hazardous roadway service. Public service compa… - Drivers face limits on colored warning lights: cost, low. Drivers cannot display red, green, or amber flashing or rotating lights unless Arkansas law authorizes them. Attaching one of these lights to a vehicle counts as initial evidence that it was displayed. Purple lights are forbidden except during funeral processions. Front-facing red, blue, or green l… - Green lights alone confer no emergency status: cost, low. Under the emergency-management rule, emergency vehicles must be identified by a green flashing light or rotating beacon. A roadwork vehicle using these lights does not automatically become an emergency vehicle. The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management director must designate it for that status… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Crowell (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Joey L. Carr (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 25, 2025 3:29:28 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 1:42:26 PM | pass | 92 | 1 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-02-27: Notification that HB1475 is now Act 209 (House) - 2025-02-26: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-25: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-25: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-25: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-18: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-13: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-13: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1475 - Introduced, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1475.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=209.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1475 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1475.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=209.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1475-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).