# Arkansas SB45: TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF THE WOMEN VETERANS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE; AND TO REPEAL THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR LICENSE PLATE. Arkansas SB45, TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF THE WOMEN VETERANS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE; AND TO REPEAL THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR LICENSE PLATE., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dave Wallace (Republican), Stetson Painter (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-17 (Notification that SB45 is now Act 51); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB45-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB45 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF THE WOMEN VETERANS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE; AND TO REPEAL THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR LICENSE PLATE. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-02-17, Notification that SB45 is now Act 51 - Sponsors: Dave Wallace (Republican), Stetson Painter (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (164 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Some veterans can get more plates: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, eligible applicants can get up to three additional plates beyond their first plate. This applies to Medal of Honor Recipient, Disabled Veteran, Disabled Veteran—World War I, and Purple Heart Recipient plates. Retired United States Armed Forces members also qualify. One ad… - Pearl Harbor Survivor plates end: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Arkansas removes Pearl Harbor Survivor plates from its authorized special plate list. The law ends access to new plates and additional copies. It does not explain what happens to plates already issued. - Women veterans get plates with added fees: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Arkansas offers a Women Veterans plate for Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard veterans. Applicants must be women, show proof of eligibility with their first application, and renew yearly. They pay regular registration or renewal fees, applic… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dave Wallace (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Stetson Painter (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 11, 2025 1:53:36 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 6, 2025 3:15:12 PM | pass | 95 | 1 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, January 28, 2025 1:48:01 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-02-17: Notification that SB45 is now Act 51 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-02-06: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-05: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-05: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-05: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-04: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-01-28: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-28: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-01-28: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB45 - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB45.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=51.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [SB45 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB45.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=51.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-SB45-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).