# Arkansas HB1875: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE MANDATORY PERIOD FOR THE USE OF AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE.

Arkansas HB1875, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE MANDATORY PERIOD FOR THE USE OF AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steve Crowell (Republican), Dwight Tosh (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-17 (Notification that HB1875 is now Act 841); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1875
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE MANDATORY PERIOD FOR THE USE OF AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Notification that HB1875 is now Act 841
- Sponsors: Steve Crowell (Republican), Dwight Tosh (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Interlock drivers face extensions with safeguards: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Arkansas drivers with interlock-restricted licenses generally must use the device through their original license suspension. A provider-confirmed violation in the final 60 days, or during an extension, adds 60 days of required use. Violations include attempting a start above…
- New testing rules for interlock drivers: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Arkansas interlocks must block vehicle starts at a blood-alcohol level of 0.025% or higher. Health Department rules require devices to support random alcohol retests while the engine runs, with enough notice. Devices must keep each test result while installed and take and st…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Crowell (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Dwight Tosh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Glenn Barnes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Howard M. Beaty, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Beck (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Harlan Breaux (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Duffield (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Les D. Eaves (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dolly Henley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Holcomb (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Hollowell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremiah Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lane Jean (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joey L. Carr (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jack Ladyman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robin Lundstrum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark D. McElroy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Maddox (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mindy McAlindon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jessie McGruder (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jon Milligan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shad Pearce (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Perry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chad Puryear (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Burkes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnny Rye (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bart Schulz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Walker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Wooten (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 1:59:41 PM | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | House | House Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 2:45:58 PM | pass | 98 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-17: Notification that HB1875 is now Act 841 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2025-04-14: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2025-04-14: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-02: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-04-02: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-04-01: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House)
- 2025-03-20: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1875 - Introduced, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1875.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=841.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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## Sources
- [HB1875 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1875.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=841.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R)

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- [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1875-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).