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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H1/11/23 1
94th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1090 3
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By: Representative Watson 5
By: Senator Crowell 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO SEPARATE T HE OFFICES OF SHERIF F AND TAX 9
COLLECTOR IN HEMPSTE AD COUNTY; AND FOR O THER 10
PURPOSES. 11
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Subtitle 14
TO SEPARATE THE OFFICES OF SHERIFF AND 15
TAX COLLECTOR IN HEMPSTEAD COUNTY. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19
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SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. 21
(a) Effective January 1, 2026, the offices of sheriff and tax 22
collector in Hempstead County, Arkansas, shall be separate offices. 23
(b) At the 2026 general election, the elector s of Hempstead County 24
shall elect both a sheriff and a tax collector, and each officer so elected 25
shall take office on January 1, 2027. 26
(c) The sheriff and the tax collector in Hempstead County shall each 27
give bond for the faithful performance of their r espective duties as provided 28
by law. 29
(d) The sheriff and the tax collector of Hempstead County shall each 30
receive compensation that shall be determined by the Hempstead County Quorum 31
Court within the minimum and maximum compensation range prescribed by t he 32
General Assembly and shall hire deputies and have other allowances as 33
prescribed by the Hempstead County Quorum Court. 34
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/s/Watson 36