Legislative summary

LITTLE ROCK — This is a summary list of bills (by bill number, lead sponsor and title) introduced through Wednesday 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 HB1114, Hickerson - An act to exempt certified law-enforcement officers from jury duty; and for other purposes.

HB1121, Hillman - To revise the state board stipends for certified public accountants.

HB1122, Hillman - Concerning the regulation of public accountants.

HB1123, Kerr - To restrict the amount of credited service earned by a contributory local elected public official to one (1) year of retirement credit for every year worked unless additional contributions are provided.

HB1124, Kerr - To amend the eligibility requirements for benefits relating to the health care offset for members of the Arkansas State Highway Employees’ Retirement System; and to declare an emergency.

HB1125, Kerr - To amend the definition of lump-sum service for purposes of the Arkansas State Highway Employees’ Retirement System; and to declare an emergency.

HB1126, Kerr - To add to the board of trustees of the Arkansas State Highway Employees Retirement System; and to declare an emergency.

HB1127, Hillman - To amend the Local Government Joint Investment Trust Act.

HB1128, Kizzia - To amend the law regarding health-insurance eligibility for certain retirees.

HB1129, Rice - To clarify the use of insurance premium taxes.

HB1130, Lampkin - To amend Arkansas procurement law; to regulate the procurement of passenger motor vehicles and trucks; and to allow a state agency to purchase passenger motor vehicles and trucks from a source outside of a state contract.

SENATE SB105, J. Key - An act to determine disability benefits; to clarify who may be a member; to repeal the conversion from contributory to noncontributory; to determine when interest shall be paid; and to declare an emergency.

SB106, Irvin - To amend the termination of active membership requirements under the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and to declare an emergency.

SB107, U. Lindsey -To amend the law concerning the operation of all-terrain vehicles by certain municipal officials.

SB108, K. Ingram - To extend the net operating loss carry-forward period for calculating Arkansas income tax; and to make technical changes.

SB109, Maloch - To amend Arkansas law concerning campaign contributions by business entities sharing the same majority owner and to amend a portion of Arkansas law resulting from initiated acts.

SB110, R. Thompson - To clarify the meaning of manifest injustice as it applies to decisions of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System in correcting errors.

SB111, R. Thompson - To ensure that the state retirement systems comply with the Prudent Investor Rule in the renewal and review process for the investment and management of assets of the system and to declare an emergency.

SB112, R. Thompson - To allow the board of trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System to issue rules necessary to align with the rules of the Internal Revenue Service and to declare an emergency.

SB113, R. Thompson - To compel payment of delinquent employer contributions from an Arkansas Teacher Retirement System employer for amounts due and to declare an emergency.

SB114, Elliott - To repeal Arkansas Code Annotated 6-18-206 concerning public school choice; to establish the Arkansas Interdistrict Public School Choice Act of 2013; and to declare an emergency.

SB115, R. Thompson - To exclude funds distributable from a trust account established by a state-supported retirement system from the Unclaimed Property Act.

SB116, R. Thompson - To limit the use of a reciprocal system’s calculation of final average salary for an Arkansas Teacher Retirement System member; to declare an emergency.

SB117, Burnett - To establish the Open Enrollment Public Charter School Capital Grant Program.

SB118, R. Thompson - To allow a state-supported retirement system to require an order to substantially comply with the uniform legal form of a qualified domestic relations order to pay benefits; and to make technical corrections.

SB119, R. Thompson - Arkansas Prize-linked Savings Account Act of 2013.