TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MOVING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS IN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE; TO CREATE MOBILE WORK ZONES; AND ASSESS A FINE FOR A MOVING TRAFFIC VIOLATION IN A MOBILE WORK ZONE.
HB 1596 increases penalties for moving traffic violations (like speeding or reckless driving) committed in highway work zones or new "mobile work zones" in Arkansas. Mobile work zones are temporary areas marked by flashing equipment (e.g., work vehicles with rotating lights) where construction or maintenance occurs for limited times. The law requires clear warning signs 1,500-5,000 feet ahead of these zones and doubles the standard fine for violations when construction personnel are present. All additional fines collected go to local county or city treasuries for general use, not specifically for roadwork.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 327' to 'HB 1596' for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The changes are primarily technical, involving the removal of the previous act citation and the addition of new session identifiers and bill numbering.
TECHNICAL
Removed the citation 'Act 327 of the Regular Session' from the header.
Added blank lines and updated session information to '95th General Assembly Regular Session, 2025'.
Added the bill identifier 'HOUSE BILL 1596' to the header.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1596 is now Act 327
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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