StrickenARKANSAS languageSENATE would95th beGeneral deletedAssembly from- andRegular underlinedSession, language2025 wouldAmendment beForm added______________________________________________________________________ toSubtitle presentof law.Senate Bill 261 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ON CERTAIN ROADS;

State of Arkansas As Engrossed:

S3/10/25 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 261 5 By:

Senator A.

Clark By:

Representative Womack 8 For An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ON CERTAIN ROADS;

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ACCESS OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES TO UNPAVED ROADS;

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Subtitle TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ON CERTAIN ROADS;

BE______________________________________________________________________ ITAmendment ENACTEDNo. BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

SECTION1 1.to Senate Bill 261 Amend Senate Bill 261 as originally introduced:

ArkansasAdd CodeRepresentative §Womack 27-21-102,as concerninga cosponsor of the definitionsbill toAND bePage used1, inline relation28, todelete all-terrain"asphalt," vehicles,and issubstitute amended"asphalt, tochip-seal," addAND anPage additional1, subdivisiondelete tolines read31 asthrough follows:33, and substitute the following:

(5)(A)"(i) "UnpavedDirt; road" means a public street or highway that is not paved with asphalt, chip-seal, concrete, brick, or stone.

(B)or "Unpaved(ii) road"Gravel." includesAND withoutPage limitation2, aline road9, constructeddelete of:"On" and substitute "Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, on" AND Page 2, delete lines 12 through 18, and substitute the following:

(i)*.ZRC074* Dirt;ZRC074 - 03-05-2025 04:46:03 Page 1 of 3 "(a) Is a:

or (ii) Gravel.

SECTION 2.

Arkansas Code § 27-21-106(a)(1), concerning the operation of all-terrain vehicles on public streets and highways, is amended to read as follows:

*ZRC038* 03-10-2025 10:28:22 ZRC038 As Engrossed:

S3/10/25 SB261 (1) A person may operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public street or highway if the all-terrain vehicle is:

(A) Both:

(i) Used in farming or hunting operations;

and (B)(ii) Operated on a public street or highway in order to get from one field to another;

or (B) Operated:

(i) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, on a public street or highway that is unpaved;

and (ii) By a person who:

(a) Is a:

and (ii) If the accident results in damage to or destruction of property, not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for the damage to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident.accident." AND Page 2, delete line 33, and substitute the following:

SECTION"private 3.property to an off-road trail.

ArkansasSECTION Code4. § 27-21-106(a)(3)(A), concerning the operation of an all-terrain vehicle on public streets and highways, is amended to read as follows:

(3)(A) A person who has lost one (1) or both legs above the ankle or who otherwise has a serious walking disability is permitted to operate a three-wheeled, four-wheeled, or six-wheeled all-terrain vehicle as a means of transportation on any of the following:

(i) A nonhard-surfaced An unpaved road;

03-10-2025 10:28:22 ZRC038 As Engrossed:

S3/10/25 SB261 (ii) The shoulder of a state or federal highway, except as provided under subdivision (a)(3)(E) of this section;

or (iii) A public street or road when traveling on the public street or road is the most reasonable route of access available to him or her from one off-road trail to another off-road trail or from his or her private property to an off-road trail.

8 SECTION 4.

(c) The quorum court of a county may adopt an ordinance to prohibit the operation of an all-terrain vehicle under subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section on unpaved roads located in the county by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the total membership of the quorum court.court." ZRC074 - 03-05-2025 04:46Amendment No.

/s/A.1 to Senate Bill 261 Page 2 of 3 The Amendment was read the first time, rules suspended and read the second time and _______________________ By:

ClarkSenator 3A. 03-10-2025 10:28:22 ZRC038

Clark ZRC/ZRC - 03-05-2025 04:46:03 _________________________ ZRC074 Secretary ZRC074 - 03-05-2025 04:46:03 Amendment No.