Bill > HB1596

This bill amends Arkansas law concerning traffic violations in highway work zones by introducing the concept of "mobile work zones" and modifying fine structures for moving traffic violations in these areas. The legislation defines a mobile work zone as a temporary work area on a highway marked by signs, channelizing devices, barriers, or work vehicles with high-intensity rotating or flashing lights, where construction or maintenance is occurring. Under the new law, judges may (rather than must) assess an additional fine equivalent to the original traffic violation fine when moving traffic violations occur in either traditional highway work zones or new mobile work zones, but only if warning signs are present. The bill expands the list of potential moving traffic violations to include 24 specific types of infractions, ranging from careless driving to speeding. A key change is that for mobile work zones, additional fines will only be assessed if warning signs are located directly on the highway equipment establishing the mobile work zone. The legislation aims to enhance worker safety by creating stronger deterrents for dangerous driving in both stationary and mobile construction areas, while providing some flexibility in fine assessment.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1596&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R