Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 78 — TO REQUIRE THAT THE DRIVER’S INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND THE DRIVER’S LICENSE EXAMINATION INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAFE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE.

Last action — Notification that SB78 is now Act 117

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on February 18, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the recent update to Bill SB 78, a specific reference to Act 117 of the Regular Session was removed. This change could indicate that the provisions in Act 117 are no longer necessary or relevant to the current legislation. Such adjustments are important because they simplify the bill and ensure it focuses on current issues or priorities.

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Act 117 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 78 5 By:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 78 5 By:
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2 01/15/2025 1:51:48 PM JLL010
2/18/25 2 01/15/2025 1:51:48 PM JLL010
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Action History

  1. Notification that SB78 is now Act 117

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

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

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

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

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

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

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  12. Read the third time and passed.

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

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

  15. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (136)

136 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 78?
SB 78 is sponsored by Mindy McAlindon and Mark Johnson.
What is the current status of SB 78?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2025. Enacted.
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