# Arkansas HB1606: TO ALLOW A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF A UTILITY TASK VEHICLE ON A DESIGNATED PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY WITHIN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S JURISDICTION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.

Arkansas HB1606, TO ALLOW A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF A UTILITY TASK VEHICLE ON A DESIGNATED PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY WITHIN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S JURISDICTION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Tyler Dees (Republican), Trey Steimel (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-21 (Notification that HB1606 is now Act 922); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1606
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO ALLOW A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO AUTHORIZE THE OPERATION OF A UTILITY TASK VEHICLE ON A DESIGNATED PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY WITHIN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S JURISDICTION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-04-21, Notification that HB1606 is now Act 922
- Sponsors: Tyler Dees (Republican), Trey Steimel (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (214 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New costs for utility vehicle drivers: cost, low. To drive on locally designated roads, you need a valid driver's license and must follow its restrictions and traffic rules. You must register your utility task vehicle and display its registration decal on the driver's-side roll bar. You must maintain insurance meeting private passenger vehicle min…
- Misdemeanor penalties for off-road vehicle violations: cost, low. A person convicted of violating Arkansas's ATV and utility task vehicle chapter is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. This replaces the chapter's former stated fine and imprisonment terms. The amended provision does not list new fine amounts or sentence details.
- Local road access expands with limits: mixed, low. Arkansas cities can open roads to utility task vehicles by ordinance; county judges can do so by executive order. Partial openings require an attached map and road list filed with the relevant clerk. Local governments cannot open roads posted above 55 mph, divided four-lane highways, or roads in st…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tyler Dees (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Trey Steimel (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 1:37:38 PM | pass | 90 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 3:46:21 PM | pass | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-03-13 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 13, 2025 2:19:54 PM | pass | 91 | 3 | 3 |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-04-21: Notification that HB1606 is now Act 922 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2025-04-16: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2025-04-16: Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-04-10: Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-12: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-03-12: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-03-11: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House)
- 2025-02-26: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-02-26: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1606 - Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1606.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=922.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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## Sources
- [HB1606 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1606.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=922.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1606-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).