Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB2004: TO CREATE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING RAILROAD TRAIN DEFECT DETECTORS AND TRENDING DEFECT DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning the operation and maintenance of railroads; to create standard requirements concerning railroad train defect detectors and trending defect detector technology; to require certain information to be published regarding defect detectors and trending defect detector technology; to create a procedure for the detection of a discrepancy in the number of axles on a railroad train by a defect detector; to create civil penalties; and for other purposes…
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF RAILROADS; TO CREATE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING RAILROAD TRAIN DEFECT DETECTORS AND TRENDING DEFECT DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO BE PUBLISHED REGARDING DEFECT DETECTORS AND TRENDING DEFECT DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY; TO CREATE A PROCEDURE FOR THE DETECTION OF A DISCREPANCY IN THE NUMBER OF AXLES ON A RAILROAD TRAIN BY A DEFECT DETECTOR; TO CREATE CIVIL PENALTIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CREATE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING RAILROAD TRAIN DEFECT DETECTORS AND TRENDING DEFECT DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 23, Chapter 12, is amended to add an additional subchapter to read as follows: Subchapter 11 -- Train Defect Detector Safety 23-12-1101. Legislative findings and intent. (a) The General Assembly finds that in light of the February 2023 railroad train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and in light of the absence of any federal regulation of train defect detectors, the continuing *ZRC133* 04/09/2025 9:44:10 PM ZRC133 HB2004 operation of railroad corporations with no oversight or regulation of hot box detectors operating within the state on a main railroad line or branch railroad line exposes the public to unnecessary dangers and disruptions of commerce. (b) The General assembly intends for this …