Arkansas / State / 95th General Assembly, 2025 Regular Session

Act 51 of 2025 (SB 45) Created the Women Veterans license plate and repealed the Pearl Harbor Survivor plate

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Expands and restricts Created the Women Veterans plate and repealed the Pearl Harbor Survivor plate.

Enacted Ark. Code Ann. § 27-24-216: a Women Veterans plate for a woman veteran of the six armed forces, at the registration fee plus a $15 design-use contribution to the Department of Veterans Affairs Women Veterans Program. Removed the Pearl Harbor Survivor plate from §§ 27-24-204 and 27-24-206. Approved February 13, 2025; effective October 1, 2025.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done,
  2. In committee Done, Senate Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Senate
  4. Passed both chambers Done, House passed it amended on 2025-02-06; Senate concurred
  5. Signed by the governor Done, Act 51
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Dave WallaceSponsor, Republican, Senate, District 19
  • Stetson PainterSponsor, Republican, House, District 3

What it touches

  • Ark. Code Ann. § 27-24-216
  • Ark. Code Ann. § 27-24-204
  • Ark. Code Ann. § 27-24-206

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Official record

Read Act 51 of 2025 (SB 45) on the jurisdiction's own record