Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 51 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H2/5/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 45 3
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By: Senator D. Wallace 5
By: Representative Painter 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF A 9
SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT WOMEN 10
VETERANS; TO REPEAL THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR LICENSE 11
PLATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF THE WOMEN 16
VETERANS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE; AND TO 17
REPEAL THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR LICENSE 18
PLATE. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 27 -24-204(a), concerning special license 23
plates or license plates with permanent decals for members and veterans of 24
the United States Armed Forces, is amended to read as follows: 25
(a) The following special license plates or license plates with 26
permanent decals for members and veterans of the United States Armed Forces 27
and similar entities that were in existence or authorized by enactment on or 28
before April 13, 2005, shall continue to be issued by the Secretary of the 29
Department of Finance and Administration to an eligible applicant: 30
(1) Disabled Veteran; 31
(2) Disabled Veteran — World War I; 32
(3) Disabled Veteran — Nonservice injury; 33
(4) Medal of Honor Recipient; 34
(5) Ex-Prisoner of War; 35
(6) Military Reserve; 36 As Engrossed: H2/5/25 SB45
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(7) Pearl Harbor Survivor; 1
(8) Merchant Marine; 2
(9)(8) World War II Veteran; 3
(10)(9) Korean War Veteran; 4
(11)(10) Vietnam Veteran; 5
(12)(11) Persian Gulf Veteran; 6
(13)(12) Armed Forces Veteran; 7
(14)(13) Distinguished Flying Cross; 8
(15)(14) Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran; and 9
(16)(15) Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran. 10
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 27-24-206(c), concerning whether an 12
eligible applicant may receive additional copies of special license plates, 13
is amended to read as follows: 14
(c) An eligible applicant for the issuance or renewal of any of 15
the following special license plates may obtain one (1) additional special 16
license plate upon payment of a fee not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) and up 17
to two (2) more additional special license plates under subdivision (b)(1) of 18
this section: 19
(1) Pearl Harbor Survivor; 20
(2) Medal of Honor Recipient; 21
(3)(2) Disabled Veteran; 22
(4)(3) Disabled Veteran — World War I; 23
(5)(4) Purple Heart Recipient; or 24
(6)(5) A retired member of the United States Armed Forces under 25
§ 27-24-210. 26
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SECTION 3. Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 24, Subchapter 2, is 28
amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 29
27-24-216. Women Veterans. 30
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration 31
shall create and issue a Women Veterans special license plate in the manner 32
and subject to the conditions provided under this subchapter. 33
(b) The Women Veterans special license plate shall be: 34
(1) Designed by the Department of Finance and Administration in 35
consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs Women Veterans Program; 36 As Engrossed: H2/5/25 SB45
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(2) Numbered consecutively. 2
(c) The procedures concerning costs for issuance under § 27 -24-206 and 3
§ 27-24-209 apply. 4
(d) The Department of Finance and Administration shall issue a special 5
license plate under this section to an applicant upon payment of: 6
(1) The fee required by law for registration or renewal of the 7
motor vehicle; 8
(2)(A) Fifteen dollars ($15.00) to cover the design -use 9
contribution. 10
(B) The design-use contribution shall be remitted monthly 11
to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be used as follows: 12
(i) Until the Department of Veterans Affairs 13
recovers the expenses incurred in the creation of the Women Veterans special 14
license plate: 15
(a) Ten dollars ($10.00) shall be used by the 16
Department of Veterans Affairs as repayment of the expenses the Department of 17
Veterans Affairs incurred in the creation of the Women Veterans special 18
license plate; and 19
(b) Five Dollars ($5.00) shall be used by the 20
Department of Veterans Affairs to fund and support educational programs and 21
conferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs Women Veterans Program; and 22
(ii) When the Department of Veterans Affairs has 23
fully recovered the expenses incurred in the creation of the Women Veterans 24
special license plate, the entire amount of the design -use contribution shall 25
be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund and support educational 26
programs and conferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs Women Veterans 27
Program; and 28
(3) The fees as specified under § 27 -24-206. 29
(e)(1) A woman veteran of the United States Armed Forces may apply for 30
and annually renew a special license plate issued under this section as 31
provided under § 27-24-206(a) and (b). 32
(2) As used in this section, "United States Armed Forces" means 33
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(1) United States Army; 35
(2) United States Navy; 36 As Engrossed: H2/5/25 SB45
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(3) United States Air Force; 1
(4) United States Marine Corps; 2
(5) United States Space Force; and 3
(6) United States Coast Guard. 4
(f)(1) Upon the initial application for a special license plate issued 5
under this section, a woman veteran of the United States Armed Forces shall 6
provide adequate proof to the Department of Finance and Administration that 7
she meets the requirements of this section. 8
(2) The proof required under subdivision (f)(1) of this section 9
may include without limitation: 10
(A) The applicant's Arkansas driver's license or 11
identification card; and 12
(B) The applicant's DD form 214. 13
(g) The registration of a special license plate under this section may 14
continue from year to year as long as it is renewed each year within the time 15
and in the manner required by law. 16
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SECTION 4. DO NOT CODIFY. EFFECTIVE DATE. 18
This act is effective on and after October 1, 2025. 19
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/s/D. Wallace 21
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APPROVED: 2/13/25 24
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