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ArkansasSB4982025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DISCLOSURE OF DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORDS AND TO PROTECT DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORDS FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.

Sponsored By: Jim Petty (Republican), Nick Burkes (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Driver license photos have limits and fees

Arkansas Driver Services can release a digital license photo when the person pictured requests it in writing and names the recipient. Each photo provided through that request route costs $5. A federal, state, or local court order or valid subpoena can also require release. Federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies can request photos for official work. The $5 fee applies only to the person's written-request route, not every release.

More driver privacy, less public record access

Arkansas ends general public inspection of driver and vehicle registration records and repeals the driver abstract-on-request requirement. Drivers and registered owners retain access to their records and can authorize someone else in writing. Courts can get records for civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitration proceedings; attorneys need a properly issued court subpoena. Government and law enforcement agencies can get records for official work. Employers need the driver's written consent to get driver records. Arkansas-licensed insurers and their agents, employees, or contractors can get driver records for insureds, applicants, and all licensed household drivers. Recipients can share driver records again only for uses allowed by state law. Registration lists can be sold, shared, or used only for safety recalls, federal or state agency programs, research that does not identify people, or purposes allowed by the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act as it stood on January 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Jim Petty

    Republican • Senate

  • Nick Burkes

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 123 • No: 1

House vote • 4/7/2025

House Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 9:14:55 PM

Yes: 92 • No: 1 • Other: 2

Senate vote • 4/1/2025

Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 4:10:12 PM

Yes: 31 • No: 0 • Other: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB498 is now Act 581

    4/14/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/9/2025Senate

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

    4/9/2025Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/8/2025Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/8/2025Senate

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

    4/8/2025House

  7. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/7/2025House

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/3/2025House

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE

    4/1/2025House

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/1/2025House

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/1/2025Senate

  12. Read the third time and passed.

    4/1/2025Senate

  13. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    3/31/2025Senate

  14. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE

    3/18/2025Senate

  15. Filed

    3/18/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB498 - Introduced

    3/18/2025

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  • Act Version

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