An act TO ESTABLISH A BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM, the official text

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1 State of Arkansas              A Bill
2 95th General Assembly

3 Regular Session, 2025                                         HOUSE BILL 1046

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5 By: Representative Pilkington

6 By: Senator B. Davis

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8                                For An Act To Be Entitled

9   AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM; AND FOR

10  OTHER PURPOSES.

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13                               Subtitle

14                       TO ESTABLISH A BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM.

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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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18  SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 15, Subchapter 1, is

19 amended to add an additional section to read as follows:

20  27-15-102. Legislative intent -- Blue Envelope Program.

21  (a) The General Assembly intends to establish a Blue Envelope Program

22 to ease communication between an individual with autism spectrum disorder and

23 law enforcement during a motor vehicle-related interaction.

24  (b)(1) By January 1, 2026, the Department of Finance and

25 Administration shall develop and make available a specially designed blue

26 envelope that will hold a driver's essential documents, including without

27 limitation a driver's license, vehicle registration, and contact card.

28  (2) The blue envelope developed under subsection (b)(2) of this

29 section shall include communication guidelines on its exterior that are

30 specifically tailored to assist a law enforcement officer in recognizing and

31 adapting his or her approach when interacting with a driver with autism

32 spectrum disorder.

33  (c) Beginning January 1, 2026, an individual with autism spectrum

34 disorder who would like to obtain a blue envelope may request a blue envelope

35 at his or her local department office.

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