Recently Filed Bills for Thursday, March 16, 2023
Bill
Sponsor
Action
Date
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CIVIL ACTION TO ELIMINATE THE AVAILABILITY OF PREMISES USED CONTINUALLY IN CRIMINAL OFFENSES.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 4:20:39 PM
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PENALTIES IMPOSED ON A USED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER FOR A VIOLATION OF THE REQUIRED LICENSING LAWS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 4:19:14 PM
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT AND THE ARKANSAS UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT TO ADD AN EXCEPTION FOR A PREGNANCY THAT IS THE RESULT OF INCEST.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 3:48:12 PM
TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO STARTING A NEW BUSINESS; TO AMEND ARKANSAS INCOME TAX LAW; TO ALLOW CERTAIN NEW BUSINESSES TO DEFER PAYING CERTAIN INCOME TAXES; AND TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS ENTREPRENEUR EXTENSION PROGRAM.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 3:27:16 PM
TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003; AND TO AMEND THE TARGET AVERAGE ANNUAL TEACHER SALARY FOR PURPOSES OF TEACHER SALARY EQUALIZATION FUNDING.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 3:19:18 PM
TO CREATE THE FAIR REIMBURSEMENT AND ASSISTED LIVING COST REPORTING ACT OF 2023.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 3:18:04 PM
CONCERNING THE PREPARED SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY ORDERED WHEN A JUDGMENT CALLS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO EXECUTION.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 3:17:20 PM
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER ENTERING UPON A SCHOOL CAMPUS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 3:16:24 PM
TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP OF COUNTY LAW LIBRARY BOARDS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 3:14:55 PM
TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF KNOWINGLY EXPOSING ANOTHER PERSON TO FENTANYL.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 3:14:23 PM
TO RECOGNIZE LITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WARRIORS FOR WINNING THE CLASS 4A STATE BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 3:06:06 PM
TO EXEMPT THE SALE OF VETERINARY DRUGS AND MEDICINE IF BASED ON A PRESCRIPTION OF A LICENSED VETERINARIAN FROM THE LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PHARMACIST AND A PHARMACY; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 3:00:30 PM
TO ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO STATE BY RESOLUTION THAT THEY HAVE A PRO-LIFE POLICY.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:43:12 PM
TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENTS 91 AND 101, TO PROVIDE THAT PROCEEDS MAY BE APPLIED TO MULTILANE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:39:02 PM
TO REPEAL THE SALES AND USE TAX ON FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS; AND TO EXEMPT FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS FROM SALES AND USE TAX.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:38:57 PM
CONCERNING A REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CONCERNING CONTRACTS AWARDED TO BUSINESSES IN OPERATION LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:38:16 PM
TO ENCOURAGE THE AWARD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDING TO NEW BUSINESSES AND BUSINESSES ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:35:32 PM
TO REQUIRE A REPORT CONCERNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDING SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS OR PROGRAMS FOR NEW BUSINESSES OR BUSINESSES ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:31:20 PM
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE TERMINATION OF PAROLE FOR A PERSON WHO WAS A MINOR WHEN HE OR SHE COMMITTED AN OFFENSE.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:30:38 PM
TO ENCOURAGE THE AWARD OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING TO NEW BUSINESSES AND BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:28:22 PM
TO REQUIRE A REPORT CONCERNING FUNDS SUPPORTING PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS STARTING NEW BUSINESSES OR BUSINESSES ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:28:11 PM
TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS EMPLOYMENT FIRST ACT; TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT FIRST; TO ESTABLISH THE EMPLOYMENT FIRST ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AND TO ESTABLISH THE EMPLOYMENT FIRST BUSINESS PARTNER PROGRAM.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:27:56 PM
TO ENSURE THAT ANY COURT COSTS AND FEES PAID BY A DEFENDANT IN A CRIMINAL CASE SHALL BE REFUNDED TO HIM OR HER IF FOUND NOT GUILTY OR ACQUITTED.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:24:47 PM
TO ENCOURAGE STATE AGENCIES TO AWARD A PORTION OF STATE CONTRACTS TO ARKANSAS BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR LESS THAN FIVE (5) YEARS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:23:02 PM
TO RECOGNIZE THE MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE TEAMS FOR THEIR MANY SUCCESSES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND TO RECOGNIZE THE MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY FOR ITS SUPPORT OF THE SWIM AND DIVE TEAMS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:21:38 PM
TO PROVIDE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR DATA CENTERS; AND TO PROVIDE A SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR DATA CENTER EQUIPMENT, DATA CENTER COSTS, CERTAIN SERVICES PROVIDED TO A DATA CENTER, AND ELECTRICITY USED BY A DATA CENTER.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:18:53 PM
TO DESIGNATE MARCH 2023 AS RARE KIDNEY DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH IN ARKANSAS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENETIC CAUSES OF RARE KIDNEY DISEASE.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:13:59 PM
TO PROHIBIT THE PURCHASE OF SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED BY A COVERED FOREIGN ENTITY.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:12:44 PM
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PROCUREMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS OF "CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT" AND "POLITICAL SUBDIVISION" FOR PURPOSES OF THE PROCUREMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 2:00:30 PM
TO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX LAWS CONCERNING EXEMPTIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; AND TO ALLOW A SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT PLACED IN INVENTORY.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 1:59:57 PM
TO ALLOW PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS THAT OFFER VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TRAINING TO CONTRACT WITH VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS ON A TWELVE-MONTH BASIS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 1:57:19 PM
TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN A PUBLIC CHANGING FACILITY.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 1:17:30 PM
TO CREATE THE LEGISLATIVE RECIDIVISM REDUCTION TASK FORCE.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 1:14:39 PM
TO RECOGNIZE THE NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL CHARGING WILDCATS CHEERLEADERS FOR WINNING THE 2022 6A ALL-GIRL STATE CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIP.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 1:02:52 PM
TO COMMEND THE VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 11:36:31 AM
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE TO A MILITARY LICENSEE.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 11:34:28 AM
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT; AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN ADDITIONAL CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 11:02:05 AM
TO AMEND THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF NEW OR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS AND THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES FOR CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 10:57:36 AM
CONCERNING THE SALE OF EVENT TICKETS; TO CREATE THE EVENT TICKETING AND RESALE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 10:21:28 AM
TO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY AS BIKE MONTH IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 9:55:54 AM
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS STUDENT-ATHLETE PUBLICITY RIGHTS ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 9:48:18 AM
TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING RUNOFF ELECTIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Action Date:
3/16/2023 8:16:36 AM