SB498
To Amend the Law Concerning Disclosure of Driver and Vehicle Records and to Protect Driver and Vehicle Records from Public Disclosure.
J. Petty · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that SB498 is now Act 581
· Act 581
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING DISCLOSURE OF DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORDS AND TO PROTECT DRIVER AND VEHICLE RECORDS FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.
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18 mentions · 8 meetings · 7 named speakers
April 9, 2025
Matched: “…Petty, about 463 by Senator McKee. 479 by Central Hammers. Senate Bill 498 by Senator Petty, Senate Bill 503 by Senator Corin 505 by C…”
...enator Petty Senate Bill 463 by Senator McKee Senate Bill 479 by Senator Hamers Senate Bill 498 by Senator Petty Senate Bill 503 by Senator Pearl Senate Bill 505 by Senator Bryant Senate Bill 510 by Senator Boyd Senate Bill 529 by Senator B...
April 8, 2025
Matched: “…e Bill 479 from the house is passed. And roll it. Return of Senate Bill 498 from the house is passed. And roll it. Return of Senate Bil…”
... it. Return of Senate Bill 479 from the house is passed. And roll it. Return of Senate Bill 498 from the house is passed. And roll it. Return of Senate Bill 503 from the house is passed. And roll it. Return of Senate Bill 505 from the house...
April 7, 2025
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Senate Bill 498. Senate Bill 498,
bill. Yes, thank you for the warm welcome everybody. Thank you Mr. Speaker. SB 498 is a bill from DFNA that
stricter protections. SB 498 also streamlines the process across the code for releasing these records. And lastly, it allows the digital driver's license photos to be used by law enforcement and courts. Currently, they can only be disclosed...
House is the passage of Senate Bill 498. Prepare the machine, Mr. Clerk.
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April 3, 2025
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the House 1913, House Bill 1914, Senate Bill 498. vaguely reporting the same consideration here for time with the same renation at do pass respectly submitted. Representative Holcombe, chair. Mr. Speaker, we're your committee on Public Heal...
April 3, 2025 · Public Transportation (House)
· on the agenda
Matched: “OK Upset Burks are you, are you prepared to run Senate Bill 498, if you will go ahead and uh Approach and”
pass as amended any discussion all in favor say aye Any opposed same like sign hearing none. Congratulations. Thank you so much Okay Okay up said burks are you are you prepared to run senate bill 498 if you will go ahead and
... be public records, while the federal government requires substantial protections. And so SB 498 resolves this conflict and provides additional protections to our driving records in Arkansas, specifically only allowing access to the vehicle
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April 1, 2025
· on the agenda
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a vote of 31 yea, 0 nay, 4 present. Senate Bill 490 passes. Please transmit to the House. Senate Bill 498.
Madam President. Members SB 498 updates the state law concerning the release of motor vehicle records and driver records to correspond more closely to the federal standards. Currently there's a conflict between the state and federal law con...
While the federal government requires substantial protections, SB 498 is going to resolve that conflict by providing additional protections of your motor vehicle records. Current law also restricts courts and law enforcement officers to rec...
...disclosure of a digital driver's license photos without the approval of the driver and SB 498 will again allow that to be released to courts and law enforcement agencies, and so, uh, with that, I'll be happy to try to answer. any questions.
please cast up the ballot. By vote of 31, yea, 0, nay, 1, not voting, 3, present. Senate Bill 498 passes. Please transmit to the House. Senate Bill 503.
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March 31, 2025
Matched: “…y Senator uh Wallace recommended pass calendar Committee on Senate Bill 498 by Senator Petty recommend Du pass calendar Committee on Tr…”
...lace recommend due pass. Calendar. Committee on Transportation, who is deferred Senate Bill 498 by Senator Petty, recommended you to pass. Calendar. Committee on Transportation, who is deferred Senate House Bill 1549 by Representative Scott...
March 31, 2025 · Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs (Senate)
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Yes, sir. Thank you. So SB 498
records for the purpose of enforcing traffic laws. SB 498 allows more access to those records for courts and law enforcement who need those for other crimes. And SB 498 creates a single standard of releasing those motor vehicle records and ...
And SB 498 allows that disclosure of the digital driver's license photos to courts and law enforcement agencies. And I have DF&A here if you want to add something to that. Thank you, Senator. Thank you, Mr. Chair,
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