HB 1138 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO CERTIFY TO THE OFFICE OF MOTOR VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY FOR A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE, CERTIFICATE, OR PARKING DECAL FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY.

HB 1138 (now Act 98) expands eligibility for disability-related license plates, certificates, and parking decals by allowing more medical professionals (not just physicians) to certify a person's disability. The bill removes a restriction that previously limited certification to disabilities "temporary in nature," meaning certification now applies to both permanent and temporary disabilities. This change directly affects individuals with disabilities seeking mobility accommodations through vehicle licensing or parking permits. The law streamlines the certification process by broadening who can verify eligibility for these accommodations.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Feb 2025

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed Feb 18, 2025

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Act 98 → HB 1138 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text has been updated from 'Act 98 of the Regular Session' to 'HB 1138' for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The document is now marked as 'As Engrossed' with a date of H1/30/25, indicating it has passed its final legislative stages. No substantive policy content changes are visible in this excerpt, which appears to be a header update.

TECHNICAL

The bill identifier changed from 'Act 98' to 'HB 1138', and the session is now specified as the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The text is marked as 'As Engrossed' with a date of January 30, 2025, reflecting its progression through the legislative process.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 18, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1138 is now Act 98

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from the Senate as passed.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

lower

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor