This bill amends various laws concerning state accounting, budgetary procedures, state-owned motor vehicles, and the Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act in Arkansas. Notably, it adds a new subdivision to the passenger motor vehicle limits for the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, allowing it to have a limit of 100 vehicles. The bill also shifts the responsibility for maintaining records of state-owned motor vehicles from the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services, who is now required to direct all state agencies to maintain these records and file reports on operating costs.

Additionally, the bill mandates that all state agencies must register their motor vehicles annually with the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, and it specifies that global positioning devices must be installed on all state-owned vehicles by January 1, 2028. The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services is tasked with keeping an updated inventory of these vehicles and making annual reports to the Legislative Council. The bill also includes provisions for the acquisition, disposal, and reassignment of state vehicles, with the Department of Transformation and Shared Services taking over responsibilities previously held by the Department of Finance and Administration. The act is set to take effect on January 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
SB 343: 19-4-906(a), 19-4-907, 22-8-101, 22-8-105, 25-19-101, 22-8-202, 22-8-203, 22-8-203(6), 22-8-205(b)