TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY REFORM AND EFFICIENCY ACT OF 2025; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS TOWING AND RECOVERY BOARD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

House Bill 1897, titled the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Reform and Efficiency Act of 2025, seeks to update laws governing towing and storage companies and the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board. As amended, the bill ensures that towing companies receive written notice and a hearing before the board can take disciplinary action against them. It modifies notice requirements for owners of removed implements, machinery, or abandoned vehicles, allowing notice through publication in a newspaper or posting on a website. The bill also clarifies that cargo owners are responsible for ensuring their retrieval entity is insured and liable for any damage during cargo retrieval, and it adjusts certain criminal penalty classifications.