# Arkansas SB343: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING STATE-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC PROPERTY; AND TO AMEND THE AUTOMOBILE AND PICKUP TRUCK ACQUISITION ACT FOR THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. Arkansas SB343, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING STATE-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC PROPERTY; AND TO AMEND THE AUTOMOBILE AND PICKUP TRUCK ACQUISITION ACT FOR THE STATE OF ARKANSAS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Nicole Clowney (Democratic), Missy Irvin (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-18 (Notification that SB343 is now Act 734) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB343-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB343 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING STATE-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC PROPERTY; AND TO AMEND THE AUTOMOBILE AND PICKUP TRUCK ACQUISITION ACT FOR THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2025-04-18, Notification that SB343 is now Act 734 - Sponsors: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), Missy Irvin (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (163 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas centralizes vehicle oversight and sharing: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Arkansas’s Department of Shared Administrative Services manages state car and pickup purchases, disposal, and reassignment. Agencies must keep records for all state-owned vehicles and report each vehicle’s operating costs. Every state-owned vehicle must be registered annu… - Arkansas requires GPS on state vehicles: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Arkansas’s Department of Shared Administrative Services oversees new GPS tracking requirements and can issue implementing rules. GPS devices must be installed by January 1, 2028, on cabinet-level executive department vehicles, excluding vehicles used for law enforcement.… - Arkansas shared services fleet capped at 100: mixed, low. Arkansas’s Department of Shared Administrative Services can have up to 100 passenger vehicles. This is a limit, not a requirement to buy 100 vehicles. The law sets no purchase budget. The January 1, 2026 start date for the other fleet changes does not apply to this provision. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 11:22:36 AM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 9:13:07 PM | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 2:26:09 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-04-18: Notification that SB343 is now Act 734 (Senate) - 2025-04-15: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-04-07: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-03: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-04-03: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-04-03: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-04-02: 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 STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-11: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-11: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB343 - Introduced, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB343.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=734.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) - 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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (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 - [SB343 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB343.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=734.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) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [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-SB343-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).