All Roll Calls
Yes: 115 • No: 6
ArkansasHB18962025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
TO CREATE THE JUNK FEE ELIMINATING ACT OF 2025; TO ABOLISH THE INFORMATION NETWORK OF ARKANSAS; AND TO TRANSFER ANY REMAINING DUTIES OF THE INFORMATION NETWORK OF ARKANSAS TO THE DIVISION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
Sponsored By: Brit McKenzie (Republican), Jonathan Dismang (Republican)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Insurers lose extra driver-record transmission fees
Beginning January 1, 2026, insurers and their agents no longer face the Information Network of Arkansas's additional electronic transmission fee. This applies to central driver-record information and driver monitoring reports. Driver confirmation records still cost 10 cents per record for an insured person or insurance applicant. The law gives no amount for the removed fee and does not require insurers to pass savings to customers.
Fewer options for electronic court-fine collection
Beginning January 1, 2026, eligible local governments may assign electronic circuit-court fine collection to the Administrative Office of the Courts. The Information Network of Arkansas is no longer an option. The courts office may still charge a card transaction fee; the law sets no amount. Electronically collected fines must reach the designated public fund on the fifth working day of the following month. Transaction fees go to the Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund and must be transferred by each month's fifth day.
Arkansas shifts control of online services
Beginning January 1, 2026, the Information Network of Arkansas ends, and the Division of Information Systems takes over. Its authority, duties, records, contracts, staff, property, and remaining funds move to the Division. Existing orders, rules, directives, registrations, licenses, and standards stay valid until legally changed or repealed. The Division runs the state's central online gateway, may set service charges, and must report charge changes quarterly to lawmakers. State agencies must provide help when the Division requests it to carry out its gateway duties. The gateway's agency definition no longer includes public instrumentalities, and its public-information definition covers electronic information without separately naming magnetic form.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Brit McKenzie
Republican • House
Jonathan Dismang
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:00:43 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 4/3/2025
House Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 4:26:02 PM
Yes: 81 • No: 6
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1896 is now Act 716
4/16/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/10/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/10/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/10/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
4/9/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/9/2025SenateRules suspended.
4/9/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
4/8/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
4/3/2025SenateReceived from the House.
4/3/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/3/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
4/2/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
3/31/2025HouseFiled
3/31/2025House
Bill Text
HB1896 - Introduced
3/31/2025
Act Version
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