Bill Filed to Reduce Arkansas’ Used Car Tax

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On Monday, lawmakers filed legislation reducing the tax on used cars.

S.B. 49 by Sen. Justin Boyd (R — Fort Smith) and Rep. Lee Johnson (R — Greenwood) would eliminate the sales tax on used cars sold for less than $10,000. Used cars sold for $10,000 – $15,000 would be taxed at a special rate of 2.875%. All other vehicles would be taxed at the standard rate.

The bill also amends taxes on motorboats and trailers.

Family Council has worked on reducing and eliminating Arkansas’ used car tax for more than a 15 years.

Car prices have skyrocketed in recent years, and many people can barely save enough money to buy a used vehicle. They can’t afford to pay the state on top of that. The used car tax hurts Arkansas’ poor and middle class families.

Single moms who need a reliable vehicle shouldn’t be penalized for buying a used car. S.B. 49 would help give families some relief.

You Can Read The Bill Here.

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Federal Judge Scraps Biden Administration’s Transgender Rule

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On Thursday a federal judge in Kentucky effectively scrapped the Biden Administration’s drastic reinterpretation of Title IX.

Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education and in activities that receive federal funding — like school athletic programs.

But last year the Biden Administration released more than 1,500 pages of new rules drastically redefining “sex” under Title IX to include sexual orientation and gender identity.

Under these new rules, public schools could be forced to let biological males compete in women’s sports and use girls’ locker rooms, showers, and changing areas at school.

In response, people across America — including Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin — filed lawsuits to block the Biden Administration’s new rules.

President-elect Donald Trump indicated his administration would rescind these bad Title IX rules, but Thursday’s court decision effectively stops them from going into effect.

We have written time and again about how women’s athletics is at risk of being erased in America.

For example, female cyclists, swimmers, powerlifters, sprinters, volleyball players, and others have seen their sports radically changed by men who claim to be women.

Letting men compete in women’s sports is unfair. It reverses 50 years of advancements for women, and in some cases it can even be dangerous.

Fortunately, educators, policymakers, and athletic organizations are taking steps to protect women’s sports.

In 2021 Arkansas passed Act 461 by Sen. Missy Irvin (R — Mountain View) and Rep. Sonia Barker (R — Smackover) preventing male student athletes from competing against girls in women’s athletics at school. This good law protects fairness in women’s sports in Arkansas.

Thursday’s court decision will help protect students and preserve fairness for athletes. That’s something to celebrate.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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