# Arkansas SB446: TO AMEND THE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM ACT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS BY PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, PRIVATE LEASEHOLDER, AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. Arkansas SB446, TO AMEND THE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM ACT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS BY PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, PRIVATE LEASEHOLDER, AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-18 (Notification that SB446 is now Act 668) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB446-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB446 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM ACT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS BY PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, PRIVATE LEASEHOLDER, AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-12 - Last action: 2025-04-18, Notification that SB446 is now Act 668 - Sponsors: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), Ben Gilmore (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (88 yes, 27 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limits on keeping drivers' plate data: benefit, low. Private landowners, leaseholders, and businesses can keep captured plate data for no more than 60 days. Other eligible users, including law enforcement, have a 150-day limit. Data can stay longer only for an ongoing investigation. That data must be destroyed when the investigation ends without char… - Safeguards for sharing drivers' plate data: benefit, low. Private landowners, leaseholders, and businesses cannot sell, trade, or exchange plate data for commercial purposes. They can share data with an asset-protection analysis service only under a contract limiting use to that work. The contract must cap the service's retention at 60 days after receipt.… - State oversight strengthens plate data protections: benefit, low. The Arkansas Attorney General can sue over plate reader law violations under the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Law enforcement, parking, secured-access, and Highway Police users must publish statistics every six months and preserve them for 18 months. Statistics must show scan totals, list… - Broader reuse of drivers' plate data: cost, low. The law removes the rule that tied plate data use or sharing to its original purpose. Covered users are no longer barred from reusing data solely because the purpose differs. The law's separate limits on reader uses, data sales, sharing, and retention still apply. - Private owners gain plate reader access: mixed, low. Private landowners, leaseholders, and businesses can use license plate readers on property they own or lease, including private roads. These nongovernment users must use readers for public safety, crime prevention, or access monitoring. They must count scans and confirmed matches every six months.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jimmy Gazaway (Republican), House - Sponsor: Ben Gilmore (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7:59:18 PM | pass | 56 | 27 | 8 | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:17:23 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (15) - 2025-04-18: Notification that SB446 is now Act 668 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned to the Senate as passed. (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) - 2025-03-18: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-18: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-18: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB446 - Introduced, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB446.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=668.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 - [SB446 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB446.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=668.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-SB446-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).