AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE
Referred Bills
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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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TO PROHIBIT INDUSTRIAL HEMP THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN DELTA TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL SUBSTANCES; TO INCLUDE CERTAIN TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL IN THE LIST OF SCHEDULE VI CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS" UNDER ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 12, § 5; AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL FACILITIES THAT QUALIFY AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING OWNERSHIP AND POSSESSION OF REAL PROPERTY.
REGARDING RICE PROMOTION; TO AMEND THE ASSESSMENTS ON RICE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
TO AMEND THE LAW TO SUBSTITUTE "GAME WARDEN" FOR "WILDLIFE OFFICER".
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS POULTRY FEEDING OPERATIONS REGISTRATION ACT; AND TO TRANSFER DUTIES FROM THE ARKANSAS NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EGG MARKETING; AND TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS EGG MARKETING ACT OF 1969.
TO ALLOW CERTAIN SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL BUSINESSES TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES UNDER THE ARKANSAS BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR ACT AND THE CONSOLIDATED INCENTIVE ACT OF 2003.
TO ESTABLISH MAXIMUM FEES FOR A YOUTH LIFETIME HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSE FOR RESIDENTS TEN (10) YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER; AND TO AUTHORIZE A TRANSACTION FEE FOR CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS FOR HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES.
Friday, March 31, 2023
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, HERITAGE, AND TOURISM.
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OF 1973; AND TO AMEND THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ARKANSAS NATURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION.
TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING FARM MEDIATION; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE INITIAL MEDIATION MEETING.
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.
TO TRANSFER THE POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE PLANT BOARD REGARDING CATFISH PROCESSORS AND COMMERCIAL BAIT AND ORNAMENTAL FISH TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SOIL NUTRIENT APPLICATION AND POULTRY LITTER UTILIZATION ACT; AND TO PROVIDE THAT NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS AND POULTRY LITTER MANAGEMENT PLANS ARE NOT PUBLIC RECORDS.
TO ESTABLISH THE RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING CERTAIN DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AND TESTING RELATED TO ANIMALS; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CANINE BRUCELLOSIS.
TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING LIVESTOCK; TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING LIVESTOCK RUNNING AT LARGE; TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING FENCING; AND TO REPEAL THE LAW REGARDING FENCING DISTRICTS.
TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING RETURN TO SERVICE BY ESSENTIAL SEASONAL STAFF MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
REGARDING LIQUID ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; AND TO TRANSFER THE AUTHORITY RELATED TO LIQUID ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
TO TRANSFER CERTAIN ENTITIES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; AND TO TRANSFER AGRICULTURAL PROMOTIONAL BOARDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BY A CABINET-LEVEL DEPARTMENT TRANSFER; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS SOIL NUTRIENT APPLICATION AND POULTRY LITTER UTILIZATION ACT; AND TO REQUIRE CERTAIN RECORDS BE PROVIDED TO THE ARKANSAS NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSION.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF PRODUCTION AND COST FOLLOWING AN INTEGRATION ORDER.
TO TRANSFER CERTAIN ENTITIES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; AND TO TRANSFER AGRICULTURAL PROMOTIONAL BOARDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BY A CABINET-LEVEL DEPARTMENT TRANSFER; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
TO AMEND THE BUILDING AUTHORITY DIVISION ACT; AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "UNPAVED TRAIL PROJECT".
REGARDING RICE PROMOTION; TO AMEND THE ASSESSMENTS ON RICE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS PROCUREMENT LAW; AND TO EXEMPT CERTAIN COMMODITIES AND SERVICES UNDER THE ARKANSAS PROCUREMENT LAW.
Monday, March 27, 2023
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION CONCERNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS" UNDER ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 12, § 5; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
TO CONSOLIDATE AGRICULTURE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS; TO ABOLISH CERTAIN BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; TO TRANSFER THE DUTIES OF CERTAIN BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Friday, March 24, 2023
TO CREATE THE RURAL VETERINARY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; TO CREATE THE AGRI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; AND TO CREATE THE AGRI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FUND WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Thursday, March 16, 2023
TO MODIFY THE COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED UNDER ACT 161 OF 2023; AND TO PROHIBIT A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST FROM RECEIVING COMPENSATION FOR PERFORMING SPECIALIZED VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY.
TO PROHIBIT THE PURCHASE OF OR ACQUISITION OF TITLE TO AGRICULTURAL LAND BY A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR CERTAIN ENTITIES CONNECTED WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PINE TREE RESEARCH STATION; TO ALLOW THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
TO ABOLISH THE ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; TO CREATE THE OFFICE OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST AND TRANSFER THE AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TO THE OFFICE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING OWNERSHIP AND POSSESSION OF REAL PROPERTY.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
TO REQUIRE ENERGY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN SOURCES BE CONSIDERED CARBON NEUTRAL; AND TO REQUIRE ENERGY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN SOURCES IN CONJUNCTION WITH CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES BE CONSIDERED CARBON NEGATIVE.
Monday, March 13, 2023
TO PROHIBIT INDUSTRIAL HEMP THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN DELTA TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL SUBSTANCES; TO INCLUDE CERTAIN TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL IN THE LIST OF SCHEDULE VI CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
TO CONSOLIDATE AGRICULTURE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS; TO ABOLISH CERTAIN BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; TO TRANSFER THE DUTIES OF CERTAIN BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING OWNERSHIP AND POSSESSION OF REAL PROPERTY.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
TO TRANSFER THE ARKANSAS RURAL SERVICES COMMISSION AND THE RURAL SERVICES DIVISION OF THE ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
TO ADD CERTAIN GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES AS AN EXEMPTION UNDER THE UTILITY FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC PROTECTION ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Monday, March 6, 2023
TO AMEND THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE CALLING OF MEETINGS OF AND A QUORUM FOR THE STATE PARKS, RECREATION, AND TRAVEL COMMISSION; TO ELIMINATE COMMISSIONER EMERITUS POSITIONS; AND TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION.
TO PROHIBIT INDUSTRIAL HEMP THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN DELTA TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL SUBSTANCES; TO INCLUDE CERTAIN TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL IN THE LIST OF SCHEDULE VI CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE DELTA CULTURAL CENTER POLICY ADVISORY BOARD.
Monday, February 27, 2023
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING OWNERSHIP AND POSSESSION OF REAL PROPERTY.
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS EGG MARKETING ACT OF 1969; AND TO AMEND THE NUMBER OF HENS A RETAILER IS PERMITTED TO HAVE TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE ARKANSAS EGG MARKETING ACT OF 1969.
TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING WORKING ANIMAL PROTECTION; AND TO PROVIDE FOR WORKING ANIMAL PROTECTION IN COUNTIES.
TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE DISCRETIONARY SUSPENSION OF INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION FEES.
TO ADD CERTAIN GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES AS AN EXEMPTION UNDER THE UTILITY FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC PROTECTION ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
TO ADD CERTAIN GAS PIPELINE FACILITIES AS AN EXEMPTION UNDER THE UTILITY FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC PROTECTION ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
TO AMEND TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE IN THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Monday, February 13, 2023
CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE KEEP ARKANSAS BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION; AND TO AMEND THE DUTIES OF THE STATE PARKS DIVISION.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING TIMBER SALES; TO REVISE THE LAW REGARDING CO-OWNERS OR COHEIRS; TO DEFINE "UNKNOWN OR UNLOCATABLE CO-OWNERS OR COHEIRS"; AND TO AMEND REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO TIMBER SALE CONTRACTS.
TO AMEND TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE IN THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
TO AMEND TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE IN THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.
TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE DISCRETIONARY SUSPENSION OF INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION FEES.
TO AMEND THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF GAS LAW TO INCLUDE CERTAIN OTHER GASES.
Monday, February 6, 2023
TO PROVIDE CLARITY REGARDING THE CERTIFICATION OF A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST; AND TO AUTHORIZE A COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN A VETERINARIAN AND A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
TO AMEND THE METHOD OF HOW BOARD MEMBERS ARE SELECTED TO THE STATE PLANT BOARD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Monday, January 9, 2023
TO AMEND TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE IN THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.
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