# Arkansas HB1745: 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. Arkansas HB1745, 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., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by RJ Hawk (Republican), Kim Hammer (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-14 (Notification that HB1745 is now Act 604); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1745-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1745 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: 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. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-11 - Last action: 2025-04-14, Notification that HB1745 is now Act 604 - Sponsors: RJ Hawk (Republican), Kim Hammer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 17 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (208 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Commercial drivers face English requirements and fines: cost, medium. Commercial drivers in Arkansas must demonstrate that they can read and speak English well enough for required driving tasks. They must understand highway signs and signals, talk with the public, answer official questions, and complete reports and records. Driving without demonstrating these skills… - New penalties for foreign commercial license violations: cost, low. Arkansas makes knowingly making, presenting, or using a false public record as a genuine foreign commercial driver's license a Class D felony. Drivers who knowingly hold a valid foreign commercial license must carry a valid work visa or Employment Authorization Document while driving. That document… - Commercial license access comes with work-document limits: mixed, medium. Arkansas accepts qualifying commercial licenses and learner's permits from U.S. states, territories, possessions, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. These credentials must meet minimum federal standards. Licenses from Canada, Mexico, or another jurisdiction qualify under a Federal Motor Car… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: RJ Hawk (Republican), House - Sponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Keith Brooks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tyler Dees (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Les D. Eaves (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian S. Evans (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ben Gilmore (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brad Hall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dolly Henley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Holcomb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joshua Bryant (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joey L. Carr (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jon Milligan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason Nazarenko (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stetson Painter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aaron Pilkington (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bart Schulz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: DeAnn Vaught (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 2:11:29 PM | pass | 82 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 2:12:37 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 1:42:40 PM | pass | 93 | 1 | 1 | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-14: Notification that HB1745 is now Act 604 (House) - 2025-04-09: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-09: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-09: Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 (House) - 2025-04-03: Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE (House) - 2025-04-03: Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-04-03: Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-19: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-19: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-03-11: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-11: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1745 - Introduced, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1745.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=604.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [HB1745 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1745.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=604.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-HB1745-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).