All Roll Calls
Yes: 118 • No: 4
ArkansasHB15962025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MOVING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS IN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE; TO CREATE MOBILE WORK ZONES; AND ASSESS A FINE FOR A MOVING TRAFFIC VIOLATION IN A MOBILE WORK ZONE.
Sponsored By: Kim Hammer (Republican), Trey Steimel (Republican)
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Bill Overview
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Drivers face optional doubled work-zone fines
Arkansas judges may, but need not, add a fine equal to the usual fine for a work-zone moving violation. The driver must be convicted, and construction personnel must be present when the violation occurs. The law extends this penalty to mobile work zones, where work lasts for a limited time. These zones use signs, traffic-guiding devices, barriers, or work vehicles with high-intensity lights that rotate, flash, oscillate, or strobe. A mobile zone runs from its first sign or device to its last. For the extra mobile-zone fine, equipment establishing the zone must display a sign warning that fines are doubled. Covered workers include state transportation staff, county and city staff, and their contractors.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Kim Hammer
Republican • Senate
Trey Steimel
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/11/2025
Senate Vote - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 4:07:11 PM
Yes: 28 • No: 0 • Other: 5
House vote • 3/5/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, March 5, 2025 2:42:09 PM
Yes: 90 • No: 4 • Other: 3
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1596 is now Act 327
3/18/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
3/12/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
3/11/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
3/11/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
3/11/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/11/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
3/10/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE
3/5/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/5/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/5/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
3/4/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE
2/26/2025HouseFiled
2/26/2025House
Bill Text
HB1596 - Introduced
2/26/2025
Act Version
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