Legislative summary

— This is a summary list of bills (by bill number, lead sponsor and title) introduced through Thursday in the 89th General Assembly, except for appropriation bills, which, along with other bills and resolutions, may be found at the legislative website: www.arklegstate.ar.us.

HOUSE

HB1349, Baine - An act concerning who has the authority to make an arrest in this state.

HB1350, Williams - To amend statutes concerning criminal defendants, the Department of Correction and the Department of Community Correction.

HB1351, Neal - Concerning the medical care afforded inmates of the Department of Correction.

HB1352, Alexander - To amend the provisions for program eligibility in the Arkansas Better Chance Program and to declare an emergency.

HB1353, Catlett - To amend the definition of school district miscellaneous funds and the method of calculating miscellaneous funds.

HB1354, Branscum - To define the term “infamous crime” for the purposes of who shall not be a candidate for or hold public office.

HB1355, B. Wilkins - To align Arkansas’ penalties related to violations of lead-based paint rules with those required by federal law.

HB1356, Scott - To require revocation of the license of a chiropractor convicted of a sex crime;

to ensure the safety of patients of chiropractors found guilty of sex crimes by requiring criminal background checks.

HB1357, Kerr - To promote voter turnout and to amend the law to limit the dates on which an election can be held.

HB1358, Talley - To clarify and update the disposition of certain fees collected by the State Crime Laboratory.

HB1359, Talley - To allow attestation of records and reports of the State Crime Laboratory in civil cases and to protect a defendant’s right to cross-examine in civil cases involving attestation.

HB1360, Talley - To update and amend the functions of the State Crime Laboratory.

HB1361, Talley - To add the executive director of the State Crime Laboratory to the State Crime Laboratory Board and to prohibit the executive director from participating in certain actions of the State Crime Laboratory Board.

HB1362, Talley - Concerning the confidential records kept by the State Crime Laboratory.

HB1363, Hobbs - To expand the membership of the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission.

HB1364, Hobbs - To amend the teacher licensure law for nontraditional applicants.

HB1365, Dale - To amend the applicant qualifications for a certified water well driller or a certified pump installer and to repeal obsolete language from the Arkansas Water Well Construction Act.

HB1366, Hammer - To amend the law regarding the priority of distributions from the State Administration of Justice Fund and to make technical corrections to clarify the fund.

SENATE

SB329, B. Sample - An act to amend the powers and duties of the Arkansas Racing Commission.

SB330, K. Ingram - To amend the Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law and to permit a dog-racing franchise holder to request to hold races on the days and during the hours permitted by the Arkansas Racing Commission.

SB331, D. Sanders - To amend Arkansas law concerning restrictions on the employment of former state officials and former state employees and to hold judges to the same employment restrictions as other state officials.

SB332, J. Key - To amend the employer contribution rate for the Public School Employees’ Health Insurance Program.

SB334, Files - To reduce the sales and use tax relating to the partial replacement and repair of machinery and equipment used directly in manufacturing;

to provide a refund mechanism for certain sales and use taxes and to declare an emergency.

SB335, Irvin - The Arkansas Close to Home Act.

SB338, K. Ingram - Regarding the award of the service pistol, the shotgun, or both upon the retirement or death of an officer of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department.

SB339, Rapert - To enact the State Insurance Department’s General Omnibus Bill.

SB340, D. Johnson - To amend the Guaranteed Energy Cost Savings Act and to allow state agencies to use maintenance and operations appropriations for debt service related to a guaranteed energy cost savings contract.

Notable Resolutions

SJR17, J. Woods - The Arkansas Independent Citizens Commission Amendment of 2014.

SJR18, J. Woods - The Arkansas Elected Officials Ethics, Transparency and Financial Reform Amendment of 2014.

Front Section, Pages 8 on 02/15/2013

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