# Arkansas SB397: TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION OF RAIL EMPLOYEES IN REPORTS INVOLVING RAILROAD FATALITIES. Arkansas SB397, TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION OF RAIL EMPLOYEES IN REPORTS INVOLVING RAILROAD FATALITIES., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dave Wallace (Republican), Johnny Rye (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-22 (Notification that SB397 is now Act 931) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB397-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB397 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION OF RAIL EMPLOYEES IN REPORTS INVOLVING RAILROAD FATALITIES. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-06 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Notification that SB397 is now Act 931 - Sponsors: Dave Wallace (Republican), Johnny Rye (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (152 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More privacy for railroad crews after fatalities: benefit, low. Arkansas public-record keepers must protect the personal information of railroad crew members involved in a railroad fatality. They must remove that personal information from records released to the public. Exceptions allow access for the host or employing railroad, court-authorized people, law enf… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dave Wallace (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Johnny Rye (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 1:27:43 PM | pass | 33 | 1 | 1 | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7:40:33 PM | pass | 84 | 4 | 9 | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 3:26:54 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-04-22: Notification that SB397 is now Act 931 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Re-referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-04-07: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-04-07: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-04-07: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-04-01: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE (House) - 2025-04-01: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-04-01: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Re-referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-18: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB397 - Introduced, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB397.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=931.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 - [SB397 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB397.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=931.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-SB397-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).