Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. *TSA013* 2/28/2023 1:48:32 PM TSA013 State of Arkansas 1 94th General Assembly A Bill 2 Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1517 3 4 By: Representatives Andrews, Barker 5 By: Senator Stone 6 7 For An Act To Be Entitled 8 AN ACT TO SEPARATE T HE OFFICES OF SHERIF F AND TAX 9 COLLECTOR IN OUACHIT A COUNTY; TO CONSOLI DATE THE 10 OFFICES OF TAX COLLE CTOR AND COUNTY TREA SURER IN 11 OUACHITA COUNTY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 13 14 Subtitle 15 TO SEPARATE THE OFFICES OF SH ERIFF AND 16 TAX COLLECTOR IN OUACHITA COUNTY; AND TO 17 CONSOLIDATE THE OFFICES OF TAX COLLECTOR 18 AND COUNTY TREASURER IN OUACHITA COUNTY. 19 20 21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22 23 SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. 24 (a) Effective January 1, 2026, the offices of sheriff and tax 25 collector in Ouachita County, Arkansas, shall be separate offices. 26 (b) Effective January 1, 2026, the offices of tax collector and 27 treasurer in Ouachita County, Arkansas, shall be consolidat ed into one (1) 28 office. 29 (c) At the 2026 general election, the electors of Ouachita County 30 shall elect both a sheriff and a tax collector -treasurer, and each officer so 31 elected shall take office on January 1, 2027. 32 (d) The sheriff and the tax collector -treasurer in Ouachita County 33 shall each give bond for the faithful performance of their respective duties 34 as provided by law. 35 (e) The sheriff and the tax collector -treasurer of Ouachita County 36 HB1517 2 2/28/2023 1:48:32 PM TSA013 shall each receive compensation that shall be determined by t he Ouachita 1 County Quorum Court within the minimum and maximum compensation range 2 prescribed by the General Assembly and shall hire deputies and have other 3 allowances as prescribed by the Ouachita County Quorum Court. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36