LITTLE ROCK — 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.arkleg.state.ar.us
HOUSE
HB1413, Ratliff - An act to regulate the liability of livestock owners, livestock activity sponsors, livestock facilities, and livestock auction markets with respect to livestock activities.
HB1414, Hammer - Concerning the criminal offense of theft of scrap metal; concerning regulations governing scrap metal transactions; and to declare an emergency.
HB1415, Vines - Concerning scheduling a controlled substance as a Schedule VI controlled substance.
HB1417, Harris - To extend the concealed handgun license exemption to current and former certified law enforcement officers, auxiliary law enforcement officers, bailiffs, and retired law enforcement officers.
HB1418, Barnett - To dedicate sales and use tax revenue from the sales of new and used vehicles and road-user items and services for roadway maintenance, construction, and reconstruction; and to declare an emergency.
HB1419, J. Burris - To regulate the practices of health insurance companies; and to prohibit the accumulation of excess income, reserves, capital, capital surplus, or investment savings in the course of providing health insurance.
HB1438, Shepherd - To amend the Arkansas Governor’s Scholars Program.
HB1439, D. Altes - To eliminate the requirement that a prosthetic device be prescribed by a physician.
SENATE
SB410, Maloch - An act to allow the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to award grants for certain activities relating to asbestos abatement, stabilization, and remediation; and to declare an emergency.
SB411, Bledsoe - To repeal the requirement for the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop a Web-based mandated reporter training curriculum.
SB417, J. Hendren - To modify the definition of an unborn child in the criminal code and in wrongful-death actions.
SB420, J. Key - To amend the law concerning the filling of vacancies in county elective offices.
SB422, B. Pierce - Concerning the definition of “exempt commodities and services” in the Arkansas Procurement Law.
SB423, B. Pierce - To provide for the expansion of testing of newborn infants for genetic disorders.
SB425, D. Johnson - To amend the distribution of state funding to school districts based on 98 percent of the school district assessment for the uniform rate of tax.
Front Section, Pages 6 on 02/22/2013