Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. *JLL131* 02/14/2023 3:56:29 PM JLL131 State of Arkansas 1 94th General Assembly A Bill 2 Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1441 3 4 By: Representative Schulz 5 By: Senator M. McKee 6 7 For An Act To Be Entitled 8 AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE P ROCUREMENT OF 9 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE S BY POLITICAL SUBDI VISIONS; TO 10 RESTRICT THE USE BY A POLITICAL SUBDIVIS ION OF 11 COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR MEDICAL, EMERGEN CY MEDICAL, 12 AND AMBULANCE SERVIC ES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13 14 15 Subtitle 16 TO RESTRICT THE USE BY A POLITICAL 17 SUBDIVISION OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR 18 MEDICAL, EMERGENCY MEDICAL, AND AMBULANCE 19 SERVICES. 20 21 22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 24 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 19-11-802(c)(1), concerning annual 25 statements of qualifications and performance data and restrictions on 26 competitive bidding, is amended to read as follows: 27 (c)(1) The political subdivision shall not use competitive bidding for 28 the procurement of legal, medical, emergency medical, ambulance, financial 29 advisory, architectural, engineering, construction management, and land 30 surveying professional consulting services. 31 32 33 34 35 36