Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1745: TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HOLDERS TO POSSESS A UNITED STATES WORK AUTHORIZATION; TO REQUIRE THE OPERATOR OF A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TO HAVE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY; AND TO CREATE RELATED OFFENSES
Status: Chaptered, April 14, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to require certain commercial driver license holders to possess a united states work authorization to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the state; to require an operator of a commercial motor vehicle to have proficiency in the english language; to create the offense of presenting a false foreign commercial driver license; and for other purposes. subtitle to require certain commercial driver license holders to possess a united states work authorization; to require the operator of a commercial motor vehicle to have english proficiency…
From the enrolled text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HOLDERS TO POSSESS A UNITED STATES WORK AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE STATE; TO REQUIRE AN OPERATOR OF A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TO HAVE PROFICIENCY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF PRESENTING A FALSE FOREIGN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HOLDERS TO POSSESS A UNITED STATES WORK AUTHORIZATION; TO REQUIRE THE OPERATOR OF A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TO HAVE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY; AND TO CREATE RELATED OFFENSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 23, is amended to add an additional subchapter to read as follows: Subchapter 3 -- Offenses and Penalties 27-23-301. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) "Employment Authorization Document" means a federal Form I766 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services-issued Employment *ZRC088* 04-01-2025 10:21:00 ZRC088 As Engrossed: H3/19/25 S4/1/25 HB1745 Authorization Document, known popularly as a "work permit"; and (2) "Public record" includes: (A) All official books, papers, exhibits, or records of any type required by law to be created by or received and retained in a governmental office or agency, affording notice or information to the public or constituting a memorial of an act or …