Pre-filing period begins

Bills can be filed for the 87th Arkansas General Assembly beginning this morning. Most legislators like filing bills early, because legislation filed this week will garner plenty of attention. Click the link below for today's filings.

House Bills

Bill	Sponsor	Short Title	What it does	Fiscal Impact	How I voted
HB1002	Wills et al	THE ARKANSAS SCHOLARSHIP LOTTERY ACT	Shell bill to implement Lottery
HB1003	King	AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE INCLUSION OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND OTHER MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN THAT CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL WHO CAN USE EMERGENCY FLASHING LIGHTS ON THEIR VEHICLES IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS	Expands classification of people who can use emergency flashing lights on vehicles
HB1004	Reynolds	TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMINATION OF A SEVERED MINERAL RIGHT DUE TO NONUSE WITH OWNERSHIP REVERTING TO THE SURFACE OWNER AND TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING MINERAL RIGHTS	Changes the way a fee simple transaction works regarding mineral rights in Arkansas
HB1005	Abernathy	TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS USED IN CALCULATING FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS	Changes the way miscellaneous funds are used to calculate foundation funding from using the average of five school years to the sum of the previous school year and multiplying it by the ratio of the URT and the district's total millage rate.
HB1006	Abernathy	TO PROVIDE FOR A CONSISTENT RATE OF INCREASE TO THE SALARIES OF CLASSIFIED SCHOOL PERSONNEL	Modifies the rate of increase to school personnel from using the consumer price index to the % by which the GA increases the teacher salary component of per student foundation funding. The teacher salary component is to be calculated using a statewide average teacher salary, employment benefits, and health insurance costs
HB1007	Abernathy	TO ALLOW STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO COMPENSATE NONCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES FOR UNUSED SICK LEAVE AT RETIREMENT	Adds nonclassified employees at two and four year instutitions to AGFC employees, AHTD employees, and employees of all state agencies as employees who can be compensated for unused sick leave when they retire
HB1008	Green	TO AMEND ARKANSAS CODE 9-13-103 REGARDING GRANDPARENTS VISITATION RIGHTS	Clarifies that the primary custodial parent is the parent authorized to grant or deny grandparent visitation
HB1009	Green	TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENT THAT THREE (3) COPIES OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK	Sets out that three copies of certain ordinances are required to be filed for use and examination for the public with the city clerk only if there is no electronic form of the code available.

Today's Bill Status

Update: The only bill filed is a shell bill on the implementaiton of the Arkansas lottery by Robbie Wills, Gregg Reep and Bruce Maloch. It was designated HB1002 because HB1001 is traditionally reserved for the funding legislation for the session..