HB1745
To Require Certain Commercial Driver License Holders to Possess a United States Work Authorization; to Require the Operator of a Commercial Motor Vehicle to Have English Proficiency; and to Create Related Offenses.
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TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HOLDERS TO POSSESS A UNITED STATES WORK AUTHORIZATION; TO REQUIRE THE OPERATOR OF A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE TO HAVE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY; AND TO CREATE RELATED OFFENSES.
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House Convenes
Matched: “HB1745 #1 Hawk TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HOLDER…”
Representative R.J. Hawke recommends that we concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1745. Madam Clerk, please read Senate Amendment No. 1. Senate
before the House is concurrence with Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1745. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot. By a vote of 82 yea,
House Convenes
Matched: “…re Committee on Public Transportation, whom was referred to House Bill 1745, Begley report the same consideration here for time with th…”
... it do pass, respectfully submitted. Representative Warlaw, Chair. Mr. Speaker, we are Committee on Public Transportation, whom was referred to House Bill 1745, Begley report the same consideration here for time with the same recommendation
Public Transportation- House
Matched: “…Steimel CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT Number Sponsor Subtitle HB1745 Hawk TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HOLDERS T…”
bill passes thank you committee okay representative hawk uh you're here to concur and send an amendment uh house bill 1745
you may proceed introduce yourself thank you mr chair committee this is house bill 1745 that we passed not only in this committee but on the house floor and when we got to the senate end we made a couple corrections so if you remember corre...
...tee i just want to thank you for the opportunity to address you today regarding hb 1745 this bill was recently amended to include provisions for a valid work visa and English proficiency for foreign commercial drivers on Arkansas roadways. ...
...gency actions and trade negotiations, loopholes beyond your control. A vote for HB 1745 changes that. You would become some of the first state legislators in the nation to go on record supporting unvetted foreign commercial drivers on our h...
...does nothing to address the real dangers on our highways. In summary, we oppose HB 1745 because it fails to address the imminent hazards already plaguing Arkansas highways. It takes federal loopholes, problems we've long criticized, and ens...
...r roads vulnerable to fraud and danger. Members of this committee, your vote on HB 1745 is not just a procedural step. It's a statement. It's a decision about whether Arkansas will lead the way in protecting its citizens or become the first...
Senate Convenes
Matched: “HB1745 Hawk Hammer TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HO…”
30s, 0 nays, and 3 present the bill passes, returned to the house. House Bill 1745. House for 1745 births
Bill 1745. House bill 1745, Board of Senator Hawkins, Senator Hammer, to require certain commercial driver license holders
...ublic safety found many drivers to be in possession of fraudulent Mexican CDLs. House Bill 1745 will require any commercial truck driver who presents a foreign CDL to also possess a valid U.S. work permit or U.S. work visa to validate their...
the ballot. Or with 33... Oh, sorry. With 33 yeas, 0 nay, and 0 non-voting, the House Bill 1745 passes.
Senator Bryant, you're recognized. House Bill 1745 sorry sorry 1757 by Representative Carn Senator Bryant to amend the law concerning railroads
Senate Convenes
Matched: “…correctly engrossed calendar Committee on bills who started House Bill 1745 Representative Hawkins, Senator Hammer. gross copy of the o…”
...d copy of the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. Committee on engrossed bills to whom is referred House Bill 1745 by Representative Hawke and Senator Hammer, compared to the engrossed copy of the original and find the
Judiciary Committee - Senate
Matched: “…PITAL MURDER, MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, AND MANSLAUGHTER. HB1745 Hawk TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HOLDERS T…”
at? House Bill 1745, Mr. Chairman. House Bill 1745, would
present the House Bill 1745 as amended. I, I would, sir. Thank you very much. committee members, what this bill does is currently due to NAFTA and the USMCA, there are ways for the United States to recognize foreign CDLs from Mexico and Can...
...Trucking Association to pass bills in as many states as possible that allow for non-domicilled CDLs and even non-domiciled learner's permits, which was in the original draft of House Bill 1745. I want to talk about the enforcement language.
nothing to fix our problems on our roadways, OK, what, what House Bill 1745 are you against, Mr. Beech or your association lack
...represents carriers, larger carriers. I would even go on to say probably the biggest carriers. We try, we are bringing a voice. to the American truck driver and the crash victims. And so we are here today to speak against HB 1745. This bill
House Convenes
Matched: “HB1745 Hawk TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HOLDERS T…”
...ay police and state police, we've seen a large increase in fraudulent Mexican CDLs that are in the marketplace. Currently House Bill 1745 is a, is a solution for that. This bill requires Mexican and Canadian trucking companies to get a work
Question before the house is the passage of House Bill 1745. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk. Everyone voted everyone voted. Cast up the
Public Transportation- House
Matched: “…S LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF A DEALER'S EXTRA LICENSE PLATE. HB1745 Hawk TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE HOLDERS T…”
...All in favor say aye. Any opposes same like I hearing none. Congratulations your bill passes. Thank you, members. I appreciate it. Next on the agenda we have House Bill 1745 Representative Hawk. Uh, we also have an amendment, Representative
Thank you, Mr. Chair, Committee. House Bill 1745 is to require certain CDL holders to possess a US work authorization form to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the state, uh, and it also creates, creates offenses. So for many that don't...
...s are being addressed. And so we've got this, this whole new eco ecosystem of these drivers and. HB 1745 is not doing anything to solve those problems for us. That ecosystem is causing an increase in the number of fatalities and injuries on
.... Um, my name's Harvey Beach. I'm one of the co-founders of American Truckers United and uh my family has also been in the trucking business in Arkansas for 43 years. I'm, uh, here today. To speak against House Bill 1745, um, because it, it
...ad the road. He can't follow the directions. So we, we're, we're in this regard, we're not making our roads any safer. And in House Bill 1745, I don't see any language in this bill that says That we must comply with the federal regulations.
Documents (3)
- Agenda — PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE, Apr 8, 2025 · April 8, 2025
- Agenda — JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE AND HOUSE, Mar 31, 2025 · March 31, 2025
- Agenda — PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- HOUSE, Mar 18, 2025 · March 18, 2025