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4-State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S1/25/23 1
4+State of Arkansas 1
55 94th General Assembly 2
66 Regular Session, 2023 SCR 1 3
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88 By: Senator C. Penzo 5
9-By: Representative Vaught 6
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11-SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8
12-TO ADOPT THE JOINT R ULES OF THE HOUSE OF 9
13-REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE NI NETY-FOURTH 10
14-GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 11
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10+SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 7
11+TO ADOPT THE JOINT R ULES OF THE HOUSE OF 8
12+REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE NI NETY-FOURTH 9
13+GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 10
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17-Subtitle 14
18-TO ADOPT THE JOINT RULES OF THE HOUSE OF 15
19-REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE 16
20-NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 17
16+Subtitle 13
17+TO ADOPT THE JOINT RULES OF THE HOUSE OF 14
18+REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE OF THE 15
19+NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 16
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23-BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 20
24-STATE OF ARKANSAS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN: 21
25- 22
26-SECTION 1. The Joint Rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate of 23
27-the Ninety-Fourth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas are adopted to read 24
28-as follows: 25
29- 26
30-JOINT RULES 27
31-OF THE 28
32-HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 29
33-AND THE SENATE 30
34- 31
35-Joint Session - How Convened 32
36- Section 1. When, by the Constitution or laws of the state, a joint 33
37-meeting of the Senate a nd House of Representatives is required, they shall 34
38-assemble with their clerks on the day and at the hour previously agreed on 35
39-for that purpose in the hall of the House of Representatives. 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
22+BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 19
23+STATE OF ARKANSAS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN: 20
24+ 21
25+SECTION 1. The Joint Rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate of 22
26+the Ninety-Fourth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas are adopt ed to 23
27+read as follows: 24
28+ 25
29+JOINT RULES 26
30+OF THE 27
31+HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 28
32+AND THE SENATE 29
33+ 30
34+Joint Session - How Convened 31
35+ Section 1. When, by the Constitution or laws of the state, a joint 32
36+meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives is required, they shall 33
37+assemble with their clerks on the day and at the hour previously agreed on 34
38+for that purpose in the hall of the House of Representatives. 35
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44+Officers of Joint Session 1
45+ Section 2. When the meeting is assembled, the President of the Senate 2
46+and Speaker of the House shall preside in conjunction, and the meeting shall 3
47+be governed by such standing rules as shall have been adopted for that 4
48+purpose by the concurrence of both houses. They shall have power to punish 5
49+any person, other than a member, for disorderly or contemptuous behavior in 6
50+their presence, by fine and imprisonment, in the same manner and to the same 7
51+extent as either house may do, for like conduct before it, by the 8
52+Constitution and laws of this state. 9
53+ (A) Any member of either house who shall be gui lty of 10
54+disorderly behavior in the presence of the meeting may be punished by the 11
55+house of which he or she is a member, in the same manner as if the offense 12
56+had been committed in the presence of that house. 13
57+ (B) The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House 14
58+shall both keep records of the proceedings, to be entered on the Journal of 15
59+their respective houses. 16
60+ 17
61+Manner of Presenting Bills, Etc. 18
62+ Section 3. All bills, resolutions, votes and amendments by either 19
63+house, to which the concurrence of both is necessary, as well as messages, 20
64+shall be presented to the other by the Clerk or Secretary of the house from 21
65+which they are sent or by the assistant secretary or assistant clerk. 22
66+ 23
67+Contents of Bills 24
68+ Section 4. No bill or resolution shall be passed by ei ther house 25
69+containing more than one subject, which shall be expressed in the title. 26
70+House bills and resolutions shall have at least one House sponsor, and Senate 27
71+bills and resolutions shall have at least one Senate Sponsor. House bills, 28
72+House concurrent resolutions, and House joint resolutions may have Senate 29
73+sponsors, and Senate bills, Senate concurrent resolutions, and Senate joint 30
74+resolutions may have House sponsors. 31
75+ 32
76+Notice of Bill Rejection 33
77+ Section 5. When a bill or resolution which has passed one house shall 34
78+be rejected by the other, notice thereof shall be given to the house in which 35
79+the same shall have passed. 36 SCR1
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45-Officers of Joint Session 2
46- Section 2. When the meeting is assembl ed, the President of the Senate 3
47-and Speaker of the House shall preside in conjunction, and the meeting shall 4
48-be governed by such standing rules as shall have been adopted for that 5
49-purpose by the concurrence of both houses. They shall have power to punish 6
50-any person, other than a member, for disorderly or contemptuous behavior in 7
51-their presence, by fine and imprisonment, in the same manner and to the same 8
52-extent as either house may do, for like conduct before it, by the 9
53-Constitution and laws of this state. 10
54- (A) Any member of either house who shall be guilty of 11
55-disorderly behavior in the presence of the meeting may be punished by the 12
56-house of which he or she is a member, in the same manner as if the offense 13
57-had been committed in the presence of that house. 14
58- (B) The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House 15
59-shall both keep records of the proceedings, to be entered on the Journal of 16
60-their respective houses. 17
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62-Manner of Presenting Bills, Etc. 19
63- Section 3. All bills, resolutions, votes and amendments by either 20
64-house, to which the concurrence of both is necessary, as well as messages, 21
65-shall be presented to the other by the Clerk or Secretary of the house from 22
66-which they are sent or by the assistant secretary or assistant clerk. 23
85+Engrossment of Bills 2
86+ Section 6. After adoption of an amendment on the floor of the Senate, 3
87+regardless whether the bill or resolution or iginated in the House or the 4
88+Senate, the Senate shall engross the bill or resolution as amended. After 5
89+the adoption of the amendment on the floor of the House of Representatives, 6
90+regardless whether the bill or resolution originated in the House or the 7
91+Senate, the House of Representatives shall engross the bill or resolution as 8
92+amended. 9
93+ This rule may be waived by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or 10
94+in his absence the Chairman of Senate Rules Committee, or the Speaker of the 11
95+House of Representatives. 12
96+ 13
97+Enrollment of Bills 14
98+ Section 7. When a bill shall have passed both houses, it shall be 15
99+enrolled by the enrolling clerk of the house in which it originated. 16
100+ 17
101+ Section 8. All bills must be enrolled and reported to each house by 18
102+the committee designated b y each house to supervise the enrolling of bills, 19
103+within three (3) days after their passage; provided, that if the 20
104+reconsideration of any bill is moved, in either house, previous to its 21
105+presentation to the Governor, the committee shall hold the same until action 22
106+is taken upon such motion. 23
67107 24
68-Contents of Bills 25
69- Section 4. No bill or resolution shall be passed by either house 26
70-containing more than one subject, which shall be expressed in the title. 27
71-House bills and resolutions shall have at least one House sponsor, and Senate 28
72-bills and resolutions shall have at least o ne Senate Sponsor. House bills, 29
73-House concurrent resolutions, and House joint resolutions may have Senate 30
74-sponsors, and Senate bills, Senate concurrent resolutions, and Senate joint 31
75-resolutions may have House sponsors. 32
76- 33
77-Notice of Bill Rejection 34
78- Section 5. When a bill or resolution which has passed one house shall 35
79-be rejected by the other, notice thereof shall be given to the house in which 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
108+ Section 9. No bill, resolution, or memorial shall be sent to the 25
109+Governor for his approval, unless the same shall have been clearly and fairly 26
110+enrolled without obliteration or interlineation. 27
111+ 28
112+Signing of Bills 29
113+ Section 10. After examination and report by the committee responsible 30
114+for enrolling bills, each bill shall be signed by the Speaker of the House of 31
115+Representatives and by the President of the Senate. Each page of a bill 32
116+shall be signed by the Speaker of the Hous e of Representatives on the right 33
117+margin, and shall be signed by the President of the Senate on the left margin 34
118+of each page. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President 35
119+of the Senate shall manually sign each page of each bill, or may pr ovide, at 36 SCR1
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84-the same shall have passed. 1
85- 2
86-Engrossment of Bills 3
87- Section 6. After adoption of an amendment on the floor of the Senate, 4
88-regardless whether the bill or resolution originated in the House or the 5
89-Senate, the Senate shall engross the bill or resolution as amended. After 6
90-the adoption of the amendment on the floor of the House of Representatives, 7
91-regardless whether the bill or resolution originated in the House or the 8
92-Senate, the House of Representatives shall engross the bill or resolution as 9
93-amended. 10
94- This rule may be waived by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or 11
95-in his or her absence the Chairman of Senat e Rules Committee, or the Speaker 12
96-of the House of Representatives. 13
97- 14
98-Enrollment of Bills 15
99- Section 7. When a bill shall have passed both houses, it shall be 16
100-enrolled by the enrolling clerk of the house in which it originated. 17
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102- Section 8. All bills must be enrolled and reported to each house by 19
103-the committee designated by each house to supervise the enrolling of bills, 20
104-within three (3) days after their passage; provided, that if the 21
105-reconsideration of any bill is moved, in either house, previous to its 22
106-presentation to the Governor, the committee shall hold the same until action 23
107-is taken upon such motion. 24
108- 25
109- Section 9. No bill, resolution, or memorial shall be sent to the 26
110-Governor for his or her approval, unless the same shall have been clearly and 27
111-fairly enrolled without obliteration or interlineation. 28
112- 29
113-Signing of Bills 30
114- Section 10. After examination and report by the committee responsible 31
115-for enrolling bills, each bill shall be signed by the Speaker of the House of 32
116-Representatives and by the President of th e Senate. Each page of a bill 33
117-shall be signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the right 34
118-margin, and shall be signed by the President of the Senate on the left margin 35
119-of each page. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Pres ident 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
124+their option and under their supervision, for the affixing thereto of their 1
125+facsimile signature. 2
126+ 3
127+Conference Committee 4
128+ Section 11. When either body shall request a conference, and appoint a 5
129+committee for that purpose, the other body shall also appoint a committee of 6
130+equal number to confer, and such conference shall be held at any time and 7
131+place agreed upon by the Chairpersons. 8
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133+Suspension of Joint Rules 10
134+ Section 12. No joint rules shall be dispensed with but by a concurrent 11
135+vote of two-thirds (2/3) of each house, and if either house shall violate a 12
136+joint rule, the question of order may be raised in the other house, and 13
137+decided in the same manner as in case of a violation of the rules of such 14
138+house. 15
139+ 16
140+Appropriation Bills 17
141+ Section 13. The general appropriation bill, and all appropriation 18
142+bills recommended “do pass” by the Joint Budget Committee, shall be 19
143+privileged bills advanced upon the calendar, and take precedence over all 20
144+other bills at any time after the reading of the Journal. It shall be i n 21
145+order, by the direction of the appropriate committee, to move that the House 22
146+or Senate (as the case may be) resolve itself into the committee of the whole 23
147+house for the purpose of considering the general appropriation bill, and no 24
148+dilatory motion shall b e entertained by the presiding officer. 25
149+ 26
150+Deadline for the Introduction of Bills 27
151+ Section 14. (A) Appropriation Bills. An "appropriation bill" means a 28
152+bill by the General Assembly that authorizes the expenditure of moneys if 29
153+moneys are available. 30
154+(1) No appropriation bill shall be filed for introduction in 31
155+either the House of Representatives or the Senate later than the fiftieth 32
156+(50th) day of a regular session except upon consent of two -thirds (2/3) of 33
157+the members elected to each house. When the fi ling deadline for any bills or 34
158+resolutions ends on Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is hereby extended until 35
159+the close of business the following Monday. 36 SCR1
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124-of the Senate shall manually sign each page of each bill, or may provide, at 1
125-their option and under their supervision, for the affixing thereto of their 2
126-facsimile signature. 3
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128-Conference Committee 5
129- Section 11. When either body shall request a confere nce, and appoint a 6
130-committee for that purpose, the other body shall also appoint a committee of 7
131-equal number to confer, and such conference shall be held at any time and 8
132-place agreed upon by the Chairpersons. 9
133- 10
134-Suspension of Joint Rules 11
135- Section 12. No joint rules shall be dispensed with but by a concurrent 12
136-vote of two-thirds (2/3) of each house, and if either house shall violate a 13
137-joint rule, the question of order may be raised in the other house, and 14
138-decided in the same manner as in case of a violation of the rules of such 15
139-house. 16
140- 17
141-Appropriation Bills 18
142- Section 13. The general appropriation bill, and all appropriation 19
143-bills recommended “do pass” by the Joint Budget Committee, shall be 20
144-privileged bills advanced upon the calendar, and take precedence over all 21
145-other bills at any time after the reading of the Journal. It shall be in 22
146-order, by the direction of the appropriate committee, to move that the House 23
147-or Senate (as the case may be) resolve itself into the committee of the whole 24
148-house for the purpose of c onsidering the general appropriation bill, and no 25
149-dilatory motion shall be entertained by the presiding officer. 26
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151-Deadline for the Introduction of Bills 28
152- Section 14. (A) Appropriation Bills. An "appropriation bill" means a 29
153-bill by the General Assembly that authorizes the expenditure of moneys if 30
154-moneys are available. 31
155-(1) No appropriation bill shall be filed for introduction in 32
156-either the House of Represen tatives or the Senate later than the fiftieth 33
157-(50th) day of a regular session except upon consent of two -thirds (2/3) of 34
158-the members elected to each house. When the filing deadline for any bills or 35
159-resolutions ends on Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is he reby extended until 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
164+(2) No appropriation bill shall be filed for introduction in 1
165+either the House of Representatives or th e Senate later than the fifteenth 2
166+(15th) day of a fiscal session except upon consent of two -thirds (2/3) of the 3
167+members elected to each house. 4
168+ (B) Retirement System Legislation. 5
169+(1) Any proposed legislation affecting any publicly supported 6
170+retirement system or pension plan to be considered by the General Assembly at 7
171+a regular session shall be introduced in the General Assembly during the 8
172+first fifteen (15) calendar days of a regular session. 9
173+(2) No such bill shall be introduced after the fifteenth (15t h) 10
174+day of a regular session unless its introduction is first approved by a 11
175+three-fourths (3/4) vote of the full membership of each house of the General 12
176+Assembly. 13
177+(3) A bill affecting any publicly supported retirement system or 14
178+systems shall not be introdu ced at any special session of the General 15
179+Assembly unless the introduction and consideration of the bill is first 16
180+approved by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the full membership of each house 17
181+of the General Assembly. 18
182+ (C) Non-appropriation Legislation Durin g a Fiscal Session. 19
183+(1) For a fiscal session, a non -appropriation bill shall not be 20
184+filed for introduction until identical resolutions authorizing the 21
185+introduction of the non -appropriation bill have been approved by an 22
186+affirmative vote of two -thirds (2/3) of the members elected to each house. 23
187+(2) The identical resolutions authorizing the introduction of a 24
188+non-appropriation bill in a fiscal session shall not be filed for 25
189+introduction in either the House of Representatives or the Senate later than 26
190+the first (1st) day of a fiscal session. 27
191+(3) A non-appropriation bill shall not be filed for introduction 28
192+in either the House of Representatives or the Senate later than the fifteenth 29
193+(15th) day of a fiscal session. 30
194+ (D) State and Public School Life and Health In surance Program 31
195+Legislation. 32
196+(1) As used in this subsection (D): 33
197+(a) “Entity of the state” means any agency, board, bureau, 34
198+commission, committee, council, department, division, institution of higher 35
199+education, office, public school, quasi -public organization, or other 36 SCR1
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164-the close of business the following Monday. 1
165-(2) No appropriation bill shall be filed for introduction in 2
166-either the House of Representatives or the Senate later than the fifteenth 3
167-(15th) day of a fiscal session except upon consent of t wo-thirds (2/3) of the 4
168-members elected to each house. 5
169- (B) Retirement System Legislation. 6
170-(1) Any proposed legislation affecting any publicly supported 7
171-retirement system or pension plan to be considered by the General Assembly at 8
172-a regular session shall be introduced in the General Assembly during the 9
173-first fifteen (15) calendar days of a regular session. 10
174-(2) No such bill shall be introduced after the fifteenth (15th) 11
175-day of a regular session unless its introduction is first approved by a 12
176-three-fourths (3/4) vote of the full membership of each house of the General 13
177-Assembly. 14
178-(3) A bill affecting any publicly supported retirement system or 15
179-systems shall not be introduced at any special session of the General 16
180-Assembly unless the introduction and considerat ion of the bill is first 17
181-approved by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the full membership of each house 18
182-of the General Assembly. 19
183- (C) Non-appropriation Legislation During a Fiscal Session. 20
184-(1) For a fiscal session, a non -appropriation bill shall not be 21
185-filed for introduction until identical resolutions authorizing the 22
186-introduction of the non -appropriation bill have been approved by an 23
187-affirmative vote of two -thirds (2/3) of the members elected to each house. 24
188-(2) The identical resolutions authorizing the int roduction of a 25
189-non-appropriation bill in a fiscal session shall not be filed for 26
190-introduction in either the House of Representatives or the Senate later than 27
191-the first (1st) day of a fiscal session. 28
192-(3) A non-appropriation bill shall not be filed for intr oduction 29
193-in either the House of Representatives or the Senate later than the fifteenth 30
194-(15th) day of a fiscal session. 31
195- (D) State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Program 32
196-Legislation. 33
197-(1) As used in this subsection (D): 34
198-(a) “Entity of the sta te” means any agency, board, bureau, 35
199-commission, committee, council, department, division, institution of higher 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
204+political subdivision of the state; and 1
205+(b) “Health benefit plan” means a policy, contract, 2
206+certificate, or agreement offered or issued by an entity to provide, deliver, 3
207+arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of healthcare ser vices, 4
208+including pharmacy benefits, to an entity of the state. 5
209+(2) A bill affecting the State and Public School Life and Health 6
210+Insurance Program or that imposes a new or increased cost obligation for 7
211+health benefit plans, including pharmacy benefits, on an entity of the state 8
212+to be considered by the General Assembly at a regular session shall be 9
213+introduced in the General Assembly during the first fifteen (15) calendar 10
214+days of a regular session. 11
215+(3) A bill as described in subsection (D)(2) shall not be 12
216+introduced after the fifteenth day of a regular session unless the 13
217+introduction of the bill is first approved by a three -fourths (3/4) vote of 14
218+the full membership of each house of the General Assembly. 15
219+(4) A bill affecting the State and Public School Life an d Health 16
220+Insurance Program or that imposes a new or increased cost obligation for 17
221+health benefit plans, including pharmacy benefits, on an entity of the state 18
222+shall not be introduced or considered at a fiscal session or an extraordinary 19
223+session of the General Assembly unless the introduction and consideration of 20
224+the bill is first approved by a two -thirds (2/3) vote of the full membership 21
225+of each house of the General Assembly. 22
226+ (E) Lottery-Funded Scholarship Legislation. 23
227+(1) The following proposed legislati on to be considered by the 24
228+General Assembly at a regular session shall be introduced in the General 25
229+Assembly during the first thirty -one (31) calendar days of a regular session: 26
230+ (a) A bill that creates a new scholarship to be funded with net 27
231+proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, 28
232+as applicable; and 29
233+ (b) A bill that affects an existing scholarship that is funded 30
234+with net proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund 31
235+Account, as applicable. 32
236+ (2)(a) A bill creating a new scholarship to be funded with net 33
237+proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, 34
238+as applicable, or affecting an existing scholarship that is funded with net 35
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204-education, office, public school, quasi -public organization, or other 1
205-political subdivision of the state; and 2
206-(b) “Health benefit plan” means a policy, contract, 3
207-certificate, or agreement offered or issued by an entity to provide, deliver, 4
208-arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of healthcare services, 5
209-including pharmacy benefits, to an entity of the state. 6
210-(2) A bill affecting the State and Public School Life and Health 7
211-Insurance Program or that imposes a new or increased cost obligation for 8
212-health benefit plans, including pharmacy benefits, on an entity of the state 9
213-to be considered by the General Assembly at a regular session shal l be 10
214-introduced in the General Assembly during the first fifteen (15) calendar 11
215-days of a regular session. 12
216-(3) A bill as described in subsection (D)(2) shall not be 13
217-introduced after the fifteenth day of a regular session unless the 14
218-introduction of the bill is first approved by a three -fourths (3/4) vote of 15
219-the full membership of each house of the General Assembly. 16
220-(4) A bill affecting the State and Public School Life and Health 17
221-Insurance Program or that imposes a new or increased cost obligation for 18
222-health benefit plans, including pharmacy benefits, on an entity of the state 19
223-shall not be introduced or considered at a fiscal session or an extraordinary 20
224-session of the General Assembly unless the introduction and consideration of 21
225-the bill is first approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the full membership 22
226-of each house of the General Assembly. 23
227- (E) Lottery-Funded Scholarship Legislation. 24
228-(1) The following proposed legislation to be considered by the 25
229-General Assembly at a regular session shall be introduced in t he General 26
230-Assembly during the first thirty -one (31) calendar days of a regular session: 27
231- (a) A bill that creates a new scholarship to be funded with net 28
232-proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, 29
233-as applicable; and 30
234- (b) A bill that affects an existing scholarship that is funded 31
235-with net proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund 32
236-Account, as applicable. 33
237- (2)(a) A bill creating a new scholarship to be funded with net 34
238-proceeds from the state lott ery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, 35
239-as applicable, or affecting an existing scholarship that is funded with net 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
244+as applicable, shall not be introduced after the thirty -first day of a 1
245+regular session unless its introduction is first approved by a three -fourths 2
246+(3/4) vote of the full membership of each chamber of the General Assembly . 3
247+ (b) If the General Assembly recesses for longer than three (3) 4
248+consecutive days during the first thirty -one (31) days of a regular session, 5
249+the deadline imposed under this section shall be extended for a time period 6
250+equal to the recess. 7
251+ (3) A bill creating a new scholarship to be funded with net proceeds 8
252+from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, as 9
253+applicable, or affecting an existing scholarship that is funded with net 10
254+proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, 11
255+as applicable, shall not be introduced or considered at a special session or 12
256+fiscal session of the General Assembly unless the introduction or 13
257+consideration of the bill is first approved by a two -thirds (2/3) vote of the 14
258+full membership of each chamber of the General Assembly. 15
259+ (F) When the filing deadline for any bills or resolutions ends on 16
260+Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is extended until the close of business the 17
261+following Monday. 18
262+ (F)(G) If the General Assembly recesses for lo nger than three (3) 19
263+consecutive days during the first fifteen (15) days of a regular session, the 20
264+fifteen-day introduction deadlines established in this section shall be 21
265+extended for a time period equal to the recess. 22
266+ 23
267+Introduction of Health Care Legislation 24
268+ Section 15. (A) Any proposed legislation affecting the licensure of 25
269+any profession, occupation, or class of health care providers not currently 26
270+licensed, or expanding the scope of practice of any profession, occupation, 27
271+or class of health ca re providers to be considered by the General Assembly at 28
272+a regular biennial session shall be introduced in the General Assembly during 29
273+the first fifteen (15) calendar days of a regular biennial session. 30
274+ (B) No such bill shall be introduced after the fift eenth (15th) day of 31
275+a regular biennial session unless its introduction is first approved by a 32
276+three-fourths (3/4) vote of the full membership of each house of the General 33
277+Assembly. 34
278+ (C) The Senate and the House, and committees of the Senate and House, 35
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245-as applicable, shall not be introduced after the thirt y-first day of a 2
246-regular session unless its introduction is first approved by a three -fourths 3
247-(3/4) vote of the full membership of each chamber of the General Assembly. 4
248- (b) If the General Assembly recesses for longer than three (3) 5
249-consecutive days duri ng the first thirty-one (31) days of a regular session, 6
250-the deadline imposed under this section shall be extended for a time period 7
251-equal to the recess. 8
252- (3) A bill creating a new scholarship to be funded with net proceeds 9
253-from the state lottery or the Hi gher Education Grants Fund Account, as 10
254-applicable, or affecting an existing scholarship that is funded with net 11
255-proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, 12
256-as applicable, shall not be introduced or considered at a special s ession or 13
257-fiscal session of the General Assembly unless the introduction or 14
258-consideration of the bill is first approved by a two -thirds (2/3) vote of the 15
259-full membership of each chamber of the General Assembly. 16
260- (F) When the filing deadline for any bills o r resolutions ends on 17
261-Saturday or Sunday, the deadline is extended until the close of business the 18
262-following Monday. 19
263- (F)(G) If the General Assembly recesses for longer than three (3) 20
264-consecutive days during the first fifteen (15) days of a regular sess ion, the 21
265-fifteen-day introduction deadlines established in this section shall be 22
266-extended for a time period equal to the recess. 23
267- 24
268-Introduction of Health Care Legislation 25
269- Section 15. (A) Any proposed legislation affecting the licensure of 26
270-any profession, occupation, or class of health care providers not currently 27
271-licensed, or expanding the scope of practice of any profession, occupation, 28
272-or class of health care providers to be considered by the General Assembly at 29
273-a regular biennial session sha ll be introduced in the General Assembly during 30
274-the first fifteen (15) calendar days of a regular biennial session. 31
275- (B) No such bill shall be introduced after the fifteenth (15th) day of 32
276-a regular biennial session unless its introduction is first approve d by a 33
277-three-fourths (3/4) vote of the full membership of each house of the General 34
278-Assembly. 35
279- (C) The Senate and the House, and committees of the Senate and House, 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
284+days after the fifteen (15) calendar day deadline for introduction of such 1
285+bills has passed. 2
286+ 3
287+Method of Preparing Bills and Resolutions - Automated Bill Preparation System 4
288+ Section 16. (A) No bill or resolution, as defined herein, shall be 5
289+accepted for introduction by clerks of the Senate or of the House of 6
290+Representatives unless such bill or resolution has been prepared for 7
291+introduction by an automated bill preparation system deve loped by the Bureau 8
292+of Legislative Research. 9
293+ (1) The Bureau of Legislative Research shall establish and 10
294+operate, in cooperation with the appropriate officials of the House of 11
295+Representatives and the Senate, an automated bill preparation system in which 12
296+all bills and resolutions, as defined herein, shall be prepared for 13
297+introduction. Such system shall be designed in a manner which will permit 14
298+either or both houses of the General Assembly to install compatible and 15
299+interconnecting electronic equipment for the preparation of bills and 16
300+resolutions in the same format as prepared by the Bureau of Legislative 17
301+Research for introduction in either house of the General Assembly. 18
302+ (2) The Bureau of Legislative Research shall provide the 19
303+Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives 20
304+access by electronic medium to the central bill files in which bills and 21
305+resolutions recorded in the automated bill preparation system are stored, to 22
306+enable the engrossing rooms of the respective houses to ha ve ready access 23
307+thereto for enrollment of engrossed amendments adopted to such bills and 24
308+resolutions. 25
309+ (3) As used herein: 26
310+ (a) “resolutions” shall mean all resolutions prepared for 27
311+introduction which require the concurrence of both houses of the Gene ral 28
312+Assembly for the adoption thereof, and shall include resolutions prepared for 29
313+consideration by only the house in which introduced; 30
314+ (b) “automated bill preparation system” shall mean an 31
315+automated system using word processors, computers, or other ele ctronic 32
316+devices for the typing and preparation of bills and resolutions (as defined 33
317+herein) for introduction by members of the General Assembly in either the 34
318+Senate or the House of Representatives, and shall include the following 35
319+features: 36 SCR1
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284-shall take no action on any such bill for an additional fifteen (15) calendar 1
285-days after the fifteen (15) calendar day deadline for introduction of such 2
286-bills has passed. 3
287- 4
288-Method of Preparing Bills and Resolutions - Automated Bill Preparation System 5
289- Section 16. (A) No bill or resolution, as defined herein, shall be 6
290-accepted for introduction by clerks of the Senate or of the House of 7
291-Representatives unless such bill or resolution has been prepared for 8
292-introduction by an automated bill preparation system developed by the Bureau 9
293-of Legislative Research. 10
294- (1) The Bureau of Legislative Research shall establish and 11
295-operate, in cooperation with the appropriate officials of the House of 12
296-Representatives and the Senate, an automated bill preparation system in which 13
297-all bills and resolutions, as defined herein, shall be prepared for 14
298-introduction. Such system shall be designed in a manner which will permit 15
299-either or both houses of the General Assembly to install compatible and 16
300-interconnecting electronic equipment for the preparation of bills and 17
301-resolutions in the same format as prepared by the Bureau o f Legislative 18
302-Research for introduction in either house of the General Assembly. 19
303- (2) The Bureau of Legislative Research shall provide the 20
304-Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives 21
305-access by electronic medium to the cent ral bill files in which bills and 22
306-resolutions recorded in the automated bill preparation system are stored, to 23
307-enable the engrossing rooms of the respective houses to have ready access 24
308-thereto for enrollment of engrossed amendments adopted to such bills an d 25
309-resolutions. 26
310- (3) As used herein: 27
311- (a) “resolutions” shall mean all resolutions prepared for 28
312-introduction which require the concurrence of both houses of the General 29
313-Assembly for the adoption thereof, and shall include resolutions prepared for 30
314-consideration by only the house in which introduced; 31
315- (b) “automated bill preparation system” shall mean an 32
316-automated system using word processors, computers, or other electronic 33
317-devices for the typing and preparation of bills and resolutions (as defined 34
318-herein) for introduction by members of the General Assembly in either the 35
319-Senate or the House of Representatives, and shall include the following 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
324+ (i) a separate identification number, to be placed 1
325+upon each page of the original and each copy thereof prepared for 2
326+introduction in the General Assembly; 3
327+ (ii) a method of electronically recording the 4
328+contents of each bill and resolution for ready access for ret rieval and 5
329+engrossment purposes; 6
330+ (iii) security features to protect the automated 7
331+bill preparation files from access by unauthorized persons, and to maintain 8
332+the integrity and confidentiality of drafts of bills and resolutions prepared 9
333+by the Bureau of Legislative Research for members of the General Assembly 10
334+which have not been filed for introduction; and 11
335+ (iv) such other features as deemed to be necessary 12
336+and advisable by the Bureau of Legislative Research after consulting with the 13
337+appropriate officials of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 14
338+ (B) All bills and resolutions introduced in the House and Senate shall 15
339+be prepared on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. The number of copies of bills and 16
340+resolutions to be prepared for introduction shall be sp ecified by the 17
341+Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives. 18
342+One (1) copy shall be placed in the manuscript cover provided for the 19
343+official copy of bills or resolutions and one (1) copy shall be placed in the 20
344+manuscript cover provided for the duplicate copy, with any additional copies 21
345+attached thereto in the manner prescribed by the respective houses. In 22
346+addition, copies of the caption on each bill or resolution shall be prepared 23
347+and attached thereto at the time of introduct ion. 24
348+ (C) Upon the introduction of each bill and resolution, the appropriate 25
349+clerks of the respective houses shall cause the original signed copy thereof 26
350+(which is contained in the official bill or resolution manuscript cover) to 27
351+be identified as the offi cial copy by perforation or stamping on the left 28
352+margin of each page thereof the words “HOUSE ORIGINAL” to be placed on each 29
353+official original copy of House bills and resolutions, and the words “SENATE 30
354+ORIGINAL” to be placed on the left margin of each offi cial original copy of 31
355+Senate bills and resolutions. Whenever any bill or resolution is amended, 32
356+the engrossed page or pages thereof shall be perforated in the same manner as 33
357+the original introduced copy. Only the original signed copy of a bill or 34
358+resolution and engrossed pages thereof shall be perforated or stamped as 35
359+provided herein. 36 SCR1
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324-features: 1
325- (i) a separate identification number, to be placed 2
326-upon each page of the original and each copy th ereof prepared for 3
327-introduction in the General Assembly; 4
328- (ii) a method of electronically recording the 5
329-contents of each bill and resolution for ready access for retrieval and 6
330-engrossment purposes; 7
331- (iii) security features to protect the automated 8
332-bill preparation files from access by unauthorized persons, and to maintain 9
333-the integrity and confidentiality of drafts of bills and resolutions prepared 10
334-by the Bureau of Legislative Research for members of the General Assembly 11
335-which have not been filed fo r introduction; and 12
336- (iv) such other features as deemed to be necessary 13
337-and advisable by the Bureau of Legislative Research after consulting with the 14
338-appropriate officials of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 15
339- (B) All bills and resolutions introduced in the House and Senate shall 16
340-be prepared on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. The number of copies of bills and 17
341-resolutions to be prepared for introduction shall be specified by the 18
342-Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representati ves. 19
343-One (1) copy shall be placed in the manuscript cover provided for the 20
344-official copy of bills or resolutions and one (1) copy shall be placed in the 21
345-manuscript cover provided for the duplicate copy, with any additional copies 22
346-attached thereto in the m anner prescribed by the respective houses. In 23
347-addition, copies of the caption on each bill or resolution shall be prepared 24
348-and attached thereto at the time of introduction. 25
349- (C) Upon the introduction of each bill and resolution, the appropriate 26
350-clerks of the respective houses shall cause the original signed copy thereof 27
351-(which is contained in the official bill or resolution manuscript cover) to 28
352-be identified as the official copy by perforation or stamping on the left 29
353-margin of each page thereof the words “HOUSE ORIGINAL” to be placed on each 30
354-official original copy of House bills and resolutions, and the words “SENATE 31
355-ORIGINAL” to be placed on the left margin of each official original copy of 32
356-Senate bills and resolutions. Whenever any bill or resolution is amended, 33
357-the engrossed page or pages thereof shall be perforated in the same manner as 34
358-the original introduced copy. Only the original signed copy of a bill or 35
359-resolution and engrossed pages thereof shall be perforated or stamped as 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
364+ (D) If any person shall unlawfully perforate any fraudulent or 1
365+counterfeit copy of any bill or resolution for the purpose of intentionally 2
366+inserting in any bill or resol ution any page or provision thereof for the 3
367+purpose of altering the bill or resolution as introduced, such person shall 4
368+be in contempt of the House or Senate, or both House and Senate, and shall be 5
369+punished accordingly. If any person shall make any altera tion, change or 6
370+erasure in any original copy of a bill or resolution as originally 7
371+introduced, except upon direction of the House or Senate, or both House and 8
372+Senate, or upon direction of the appropriate committees on engrossed or 9
373+enrolled bills, such pers on shall be in contempt of the House or Senate, or 10
374+both of them and shall be punished accordingly. In addition, such person 11
375+shall be subject to such fine and imprisonment as may be imposed by the laws 12
376+of this State for fraud. 13
377+ (E)(1) Only bills and amend ments to bills which meet the requirements 14
378+of this subsection (E) may be introduced into the Senate or the House of 15
379+Representatives. 16
380+ (2) Except as provided in subsections (E)(5), (6) and (8), all 17
381+bills and amendments to bills shall reflect the changes p roposed in the 18
382+existing law by: 19
383+ (a) over striking all language of the existing law which 20
384+is proposed to be deleted; and 21
385+ (b) underlining all new language proposed to be added to 22
386+the existing law. At the top of the first page of the bill shall appe ar 23
387+language substantially similar to the following: “Stricken language would be 24
388+deleted from present law. Underlined language would be added to present 25
389+law.” 26
390+ (3) Except as provided in subsections (E)(5), (6) and (8), all 27
391+resolutions proposing amendmen ts to the Arkansas Constitution and amendments 28
392+to resolutions shall reflect the changes proposed in the existing 29
393+Constitution by: 30
394+ (a) over striking all language of the existing 31
395+Constitution which is proposed to be deleted; and 32
396+ (b) underlining all new language proposed to be added to 33
397+the existing Constitution. At the top of the first page of the bill shall 34
398+appear language substantially similar to the following: “Stricken language 35
399+would be deleted from the present Constitution. Underlined language would be 36 SCR1
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364-provided herein. 1
365- (D) If any person shall unlawfully perforate any fraudulent or 2
366-counterfeit copy of any bill or resolution for the purpose of intentionally 3
367-inserting in any bill or resolution any page or provision thereof for the 4
368-purpose of altering the bill or resolution as introduced, such person shall 5
369-be in contempt of the House or Senate, or both House and Senate, and shall be 6
370-punished accordingly. If any person shall make any alteration, change or 7
371-erasure in any original copy of a bill or resolution as originally 8
372-introduced, except upon direction of the House or Senate, or both House and 9
373-Senate, or upon direction of the appropriate committees on engrossed or 10
374-enrolled bills, such person shall be in contempt of the House or Senate, or 11
375-both of them and shall be punished a ccordingly. In addition, such person 12
376-shall be subject to such fine and imprisonment as may be imposed by the laws 13
377-of this State for fraud. 14
378- (E)(1) Only bills and amendments to bills which meet the requirements 15
379-of this subsection (E) may be introduced int o the Senate or the House of 16
380-Representatives. 17
381- (2) Except as provided in subsections (E)(5), (6) and (8), all 18
382-bills and amendments to bills shall reflect the changes proposed in the 19
383-existing law by: 20
384- (a) over striking all language of the existing law which 21
385-is proposed to be deleted; and 22
386- (b) underlining all new language proposed to be added to 23
387-the existing law. At the top of the first page of the bill shall appear 24
388-language substantially similar to the following: “Stricken language would be 25
389-deleted from present law. Underlined language would be added to present 26
390-law.” 27
391- (3) Except as provided in subsections (E)(5), (6) and (8), all 28
392-resolutions proposing amendments to the Arkansas Constitution and amendments 29
393-to resolutions shall reflect the changes proposed in the existing 30
394-Constitution by: 31
395- (a) over striking all language of the existing 32
396-Constitution which is proposed to be deleted; and 33
397- (b) underlining all new language proposed to be added to 34
398-the existing Constitution. At the top of the fir st page of the bill shall 35
399-appear language substantially similar to the following: “Stricken language 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
404+added to present Constitution.” 1
405+ (4) Except as provided in subsections (E)(5), (6) and (8), all 2
406+resolutions proposing changes in the rules of the Senate or House or the 3
407+joint rules of the Senate and House shall reflect the changes proposed in t he 4
408+existing rule by: 5
409+ (a) over striking all language of the existing rule which 6
410+is proposed to be deleted; and 7
411+ (b) underlining all new language proposed to be added to 8
412+the existing rule. At the top of the first page of the resolution shall 9
413+appear language substantially similar to the following: “Stricken language 10
414+would be deleted from present rule. Underlined language would be added to 11
415+present rule.” 12
416+ (5) This subsection (E) may be waived by the President Pro 13
417+Tempore of the Senate or in his abs ence, the Chairman of the Senate Rules 14
418+Committee, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 15
419+ (6) Markups are not required of the following: 16
420+ (a) appropriation sections, state agencies regular salary 17
421+sections, and state agencies extra help secti ons contained within a bill if 18
422+the sections do not specifically amend existing law; 19
423+ (b) sections which allocate funds within the Revenue 20
424+Stabilization Law or within the General Improvement Fund Distribution Law; 21
425+and 22
426+ (c) sections which amend Arkan sas Code §§ 21-5-208(b) and 23
427+21-5-209(e). 24
428+ (7) It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Joint Budget 25
429+Committee to have a schedule prepared which reflects the amounts approved by 26
430+the Joint Budget Committee for each category for each fund within the Reve nue 27
431+Stabilization Law to provide funding for the budget enacted by the General 28
432+Assembly and a schedule reflecting the proposed distribution of General 29
433+Improvement funds. The schedule reflecting the allocation of funds in the 30
434+Revenue Stabilization Law for t he next fiscal year shall be submitted during 31
435+a regular session or fiscal session to each body of the Arkansas General 32
436+Assembly at least three (3) calendar days prior to the day at which the same 33
437+is to be considered for final passage. The schedule reflect ing the 34
438+allocation of funds in the General Improvement Fund Distribution Law for the 35
439+next biennium shall be submitted during a regular session to each body of the 36 SCR1
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404-would be deleted from the present Constitution. Underlined language would be 1
405-added to present Constitution.” 2
406- (4) Except as provided in subsections (E)( 5), (6) and (8), all 3
407-resolutions proposing changes in the rules of the Senate or House or the 4
408-joint rules of the Senate and House shall reflect the changes proposed in the 5
409-existing rule by: 6
410- (a) over striking all language of the existing rule which 7
411-is proposed to be deleted; and 8
412- (b) underlining all new language proposed to be added to 9
413-the existing rule. At the top of the first page of the resolution shall 10
414-appear language substantially s imilar to the following: “Stricken language 11
415-would be deleted from present rule. Underlined language would be added to 12
416-present rule.” 13
417- (5) This subsection (E) may be waived by the President Pro 14
418-Tempore of the Senate or in his or her absence, the Chairman of the Senate 15
419-Rules Committee, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 16
420- (6) Markups are not required of the following: 17
421- (a) appropriation sections, state agencies regular salary 18
422-sections, and state agencies extra help sections contained with in a bill if 19
423-the sections do not specifically amend existing law; 20
424- (b) sections which allocate funds within the Revenue 21
425-Stabilization Law or within the General Improvement Fund Distribution Law; 22
426-and 23
427- (c) sections which amend Arkansas Code §§ 21-5-208(b) and 24
428-21-5-209(e). 25
429- (7) It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Joint Budget 26
430-Committee to have a schedule prepared which reflects the amounts approved by 27
431-the Joint Budget Committee for each category for each fund within the Revenue 28
432-Stabilization Law to provide funding for the budget enacted by the General 29
433-Assembly and a schedule reflecting the proposed distribution of General 30
434-Improvement funds. The schedule reflecting the allocation of funds in the 31
435-Revenue Stabilization Law for the next fiscal yea r shall be submitted during 32
436-a regular session or fiscal session to each body of the Arkansas General 33
437-Assembly at least three (3) calendar days prior to the day at which the same 34
438-is to be considered for final passage. The schedule reflecting the 35
439-allocation of funds in the General Improvement Fund Distribution Law for the 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
444+Arkansas General Assembly at least three (3) calendar days prior to the day 1
445+at which the same is to be considered for final passage. 2
446+ (8) Markups are not required on sections that are substantially 3
447+the same as the following boiler -plate sections: 4
448+ 5
449+ “SECTION. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 6
450+authorized by this Act shall be limi ted to the appropriation for such agency 7
451+and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 8
452+the restrictions of the State Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and 9
453+Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regul ar Salary 10
454+Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure 11
455+Restrictions Act, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by the 12
456+Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 13
457+strictly complied with in disburseme nt of said funds. 14
458+ 15
459+ SECTION. EMPLOYMENT OF ATTORNEYS. None of the funds appropriated in 16
460+this Act for Maintenance and General Operation shall be expended in payment 17
461+for services of attorneys, unless the agency shall first make a request in 18
462+writing to the Attorney General of the State of Arkansas to provide the 19
463+required legal services. The Attorney General’s Office shall provide the 20
464+required legal services, or, if the Attorney General’s Office shall determine 21
465+that sufficient personnel are not available to provide the requested legal 22
466+services, the Attorney General shall certify the same to the agency and may 23
467+authorize the agency to employ legal counsel and to expend monies 24
468+appropriated for Maintenance and General Operations thereof, if: 25
469+ (1) The Attorney General determines, and certifies in writing, 26
470+that such agency needs the advice or assistance of legal counsel, and 27
471+ (2) The Attorney General consents in writing to the employment 28
472+of the legal counsel to be retained by the agency. 29
473+ Such certification sh all be required with respect to each 30
474+instance of the employment of special legal counsel, or shall be required 31
475+annually with respect to legal counsel employed on a retainer basis. A copy 32
476+of such certification shall be entered in the official minutes of th e agency, 33
477+and shall be retained in the fiscal records of the agency for audit purposes. 34
478+ 35
479+ SECTION. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 36 SCR1
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445-Arkansas General Assembly at least three (3) calendar days prior to the day 2
446-at which the same is to be consider ed for final passage. 3
447- (8) Markups are not required on sections that are substantially 4
448-the same as the following boiler -plate sections: 5
449- 6
450- “SECTION. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 7
451-authorized by this Act shall be limited to the appropr iation for such agency 8
452-and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 9
453-the restrictions of the State Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and 10
454-Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 11
455-Procedures and Restrictions Act, the Higher Education Expenditure 12
456-Restrictions Act, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by the 13
457-Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 14
458-strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 15
459- 16
460- SECTION. EMPLOYMENT OF ATTORNEYS. None of the funds appropriated in 17
461-this Act for Maintenance and General Operation shall be expended in payment 18
462-for services of attorneys, unless the agency shall first make a request in 19
463-writing to the Attorney General o f the State of Arkansas to provide the 20
464-required legal services. The Attorney General’s Office shall provide the 21
465-required legal services, or, if the Attorney General’s Office shall determine 22
466-that sufficient personnel are not available to provide the reques ted legal 23
467-services, the Attorney General shall certify the same to the agency and may 24
468-authorize the agency to employ legal counsel and to expend monies 25
469-appropriated for Maintenance and General Operations thereof, if: 26
470- (1) The Attorney General determines, and certifies in writing, 27
471-that such agency needs the advice or assistance of legal counsel, and 28
472- (2) The Attorney General consents in writing to the employment 29
473-of the legal counsel to be retained by the agency. 30
474- Such certification shall be required wi th respect to each 31
475-instance of the employment of special legal counsel, or shall be required 32
476-annually with respect to legal counsel employed on a retainer basis. A copy 33
477-of such certification shall be entered in the official minutes of the agency, 34
478-and shall be retained in the fiscal records of the agency for audit purposes. 35
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484+obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 1
485+described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available 2
486+therefore as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 3
487+agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 4
488+donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligat ed cash income or 5
489+funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 6
490+Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 7
491+enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 8
492+otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General 9
493+Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 10
494+not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this Act. 11
495+ (B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the S tate 12
496+Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 13
497+Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 14
498+this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 15
499+Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 16
500+disbursement of any funds provided by this Act unless specifically provided 17
501+otherwise by law. 18
502+ 19
503+ SECTION. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General Assembly 20
504+that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations contained 21
505+in this Act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for which this Act 22
506+was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive Recommendations 23
507+and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget manuals prepared by 24
508+the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or summarized oral 25
509+testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative Council or 26
510+Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 27
511+ 28
512+ Section 17. (A) Once a Senate bill h as passed the House of 29
513+Representatives and returned to the Senate, it may not be subsequently 30
514+amended in the Senate unless the House expunges the vote by which it passed 31
515+the bill and any amendments to the bill and the Senate expunges the vote by 32
516+which the bill was passed and places the bill on second reading. 33
517+ (B) Once a House bill has passed the Senate and has been returned to 34
518+the House, it may not be subsequently amended in the House unless the Senate 35
519+expunges the vote by which it passed the bill and any amendments to the bill 36 SCR1
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484- SECTION. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 1
485-obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 2
486-described herein in excess of the State Trea sury funds actually available 3
487-therefore as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 4
488-agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 5
489-donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or 6
490-funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 7
491-Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 8
492-enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 9
493-otherwise provided by the General As sembly for Maintenance and General 10
494-Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 11
495-not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this Act. 12
496- (B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State 13
497-Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 14
498-Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 15
499-this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 16
500-Administration, as authorized by law, shall be str ictly complied with in 17
501-disbursement of any funds provided by this Act unless specifically provided 18
502-otherwise by law. 19
503- 20
504- SECTION. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General Assembly 21
505-that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriation s contained 22
506-in this Act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for which this Act 23
507-was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive Recommendations 24
508-and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget manuals prepared by 25
509-the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or summarized oral 26
510-testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative Council or 27
511-Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 28
512- 29
513- Section 17. (A) Once a Senate bill has passed the Hous e of 30
514-Representatives and returned to the Senate, it may not be subsequently 31
515-amended in the Senate unless the House expunges the vote by which it passed 32
516-the bill and any amendments to the bill and the Senate expunges the vote by 33
517-which the bill was passed an d places the bill on second reading. 34
518- (B) Once a House bill has passed the Senate and has been returned to 35
519-the House, it may not be subsequently amended in the House unless the Senate 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
524+and the House expunges the vote by which the bill was passed and places the 1
525+bill on second reading. 2
526+ 3
527+Submission of Bills to Governor 4
528+ Section 18. Whenever any Senate bill shall be approved by the House of 5
529+Representatives and enrol led by the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate or 6
530+one of his or her authorized agents shall without delay, deliver the same to 7
531+the Governor or his or her designated representative and take receipt 8
532+thereof, which receipt shall be returned to the Senate and entered in the 9
533+Journal. Whenever any House bill shall be approved by the Senate and 10
534+enrolled by the House, the Chief Clerk of the House or one of his or her 11
535+authorized agents shall, without delay, deliver the same to the Governor or 12
536+his or her designated representative and take receipt thereof, which receipt 13
537+shall be returned to the House and entered in the Journal. In the event the 14
538+Governor, or his or her designated representative, shall refuse to accept 15
539+delivery of any such bill, the Secretary of the Se nate, or the Chief Clerk of 16
540+the House, or their designated agents, as the case may be, shall forthwith 17
541+serve the same by handing the bill to either the Governor or to any employee 18
542+of the Governor’s office, and shall return a certificate to the Senate or th e 19
543+House as the case may be, of the date and time of such delivery and of the 20
544+name of the person to whom delivered and such certificate shall be entered in 21
545+the Journal of the Senate or the Journal of the House, as the case may be, 22
546+and shall constitute proof of delivery of said bill to the Governor in 23
547+determining the period of time in which the Governor has to sign the same or 24
548+return it to the Senate or the House with his or her veto as provided in the 25
549+Constitution of the State of Arkansas. 26
550+ 27
551+Constitutional Amendments 28
552+ Section 19. (A)(1) The Senate may, according to its rules, recommend 29
553+one (1) proposed constitutional amendment for consideration and vote by the 30
554+House of Representatives and the Senate. 31
555+ (2) If the Senate-proposed constitutional amendment does not 32
556+receive an affirmative vote of the majority of House of Representatives, the 33
557+Senate may, according to its rules, recommend additional proposed 34
558+constitutional amendments to the House of Representatives one (1) at a time 35
559+until the House of Represent atives affirms by a majority vote the Senate -36 SCR1
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524-expunges the vote by which it passed the bill and any amendments to the bill 1
525-and the House expunges the vote by which the bill was passed and places the 2
526-bill on second reading. 3
527- 4
528-Submission of Bills to Governor 5
529- Section 18. Whenever any Senate bill shall be approved by the House of 6
530-Representatives and enrolled by the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate or 7
531-one of his or her authorized agents shall without delay, deliver the same to 8
532-the Governor or his or her designated representative and take receipt 9
533-thereof, which receipt shall be returned to the Senate and entered in the 10
534-Journal. Whenever any House bill shall be approved by the Senate and 11
535-enrolled by the House, the Chief Clerk of the House or one of his or her 12
536-authorized agents shall, without delay, deliver the same to the Governor or 13
537-his or her designated representative and take receipt thereof, which receipt 14
538-shall be returned to the House and entered in the Journal. In the event the 15
539-Governor, or his or her designated representative, shall refuse to accept 16
540-delivery of any such bill, the Secretary of the Senate, or the Chief Clerk of 17
541-the House, or their designated agents, as the case may be, shall forthwith 18
542-serve the same by handing the bill to either the Governor or to any employee 19
543-of the Governor’s office, and shall return a certificate to the Senate or the 20
544-House as the case may be, of the date and time of such delivery and of the 21
545-name of the person to whom delivered and such certificate shall be entered in 22
546-the Journal of the Senate or the Journal of the House, as the case may be, 23
547-and shall constitute proof of delivery of sa id bill to the Governor in 24
548-determining the period of time in which the Governor has to sign the same or 25
549-return it to the Senate or the House with his or her veto as provided in the 26
550-Constitution of the State of Arkansas. 27
551- 28
552-Constitutional Amendments 29
553- Section 19. (A)(1) The Senate may, according to its rules, recommend 30
554-one (1) proposed constitutional amendment for consideration and vote by the 31
555-House of Representatives and the Senate. 32
556- (2) If the Senate-proposed constitutional amendment does not 33
557-receive an affirmative vote of the majority of House of Representatives, the 34
558-Senate may, according to its rules, recommend additional proposed 35
559-constitutional amendments to the House of Representatives one (1) at a time 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
564+proposed constitutional amendment. 1
565+ (B)(1) The House of Representatives may, according to its rules, 2
566+recommend one (1) proposed constitutional amendment for consideration and 3
567+vote by the House of Representative s and the Senate. 4
568+ (2) If the House of Representatives -proposed constitutional 5
569+amendment does not receive an affirmative vote of the majority of Senate, the 6
570+House of Representatives may, according to its rules, recommend additional 7
571+proposed constitutiona l amendments to the Senate one (1) at a time until the 8
572+Senate affirms by a majority vote the House of Representatives -proposed 9
573+constitutional amendment. 10
574+ (C) A third (3
575+rd
576+) proposed constitutional amendment shall not be 11
577+considered or voted upon by the Gene ral Assembly until identical resolutions 12
578+authorizing the consideration of the proposed constitutional amendment have 13
579+been approved by an affirmative vote of two -thirds (2/3) of the members 14
580+elected to each house. 15
581+ (D) A resolution proposing a constitutio nal amendment shall not be 16
582+filed in either the House of Representatives or the Senate after the thirty -17
583+first (31st) day of each regular session of the General Assembly. 18
584+ (E) A resolution proposing a constitutional amendment shall be 19
585+considered only during a regular session. 20
586+ 21
587+Joint Meetings of Senate and House Committees 22
588+ Section 20. The standing and select Committees of the Senate and the 23
589+House of Representatives are authorized to hold joint meetings upon the call 24
590+of the Chairpersons of the two committees involved or by one-half (1/2) or 25
591+more of the members of both committees involved. 26
592+ 27
593+Correction of Obvious Errors 28
594+ Section 21. The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the 29
595+House are authorized, subject to approval by the appropriate designated 30
596+committee, to correct obvious errors occurring in documents originating in 31
597+the House and the Senate respectively, provided that each such correction is 32
598+noted on the bill jacket and is documented by a “correction note” at the end 33
599+of the official daily journal for the date on which the correction was made. 34
600+ 35
601+Assigning Bill and Resolution Numbers 36 SCR1
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564-until the House of Representatives affirms by a m ajority vote the Senate -1
565-proposed constitutional amendment. 2
566- (B)(1) The House of Representatives may, according to its rules, 3
567-recommend one (1) proposed constitutional amendment for consideration and 4
568-vote by the House of Representatives and the Senate. 5
569- (2) If the House of Representatives -proposed constitutional 6
570-amendment does not receive an affirmative vote of the majority of Senate, the 7
571-House of Representatives may, according to its rules, recommend additional 8
572-proposed constitutional amendments to the S enate one (1) at a time until the 9
573-Senate affirms by a majority vote the House of Representatives -proposed 10
574-constitutional amendment. 11
575- (C) A third (3
576-rd
577-) proposed constitutional amendment shall not be 12
578-considered or voted upon by the General Assembly until identical resolutions 13
579-authorizing the consideration of the proposed constitutional amendment have 14
580-been approved by an affirmative vote of two -thirds (2/3) of the members 15
581-elected to each house. 16
582- (D) A resolution proposing a constitutional amendment shall not be 17
583-filed in either the House of Representatives or the Senate after the thirty -18
584-first (31st) day of each regular session of the General Assembly. 19
585- (E) A resolution proposing a constitutional amendment shall be 20
586-considered only during a regular session. 21
606+ Section 22. In assigning numbers to bills and resolutions introduced 1
607+in the Senate and House of Representatives, Senate bills and resolutions 2
608+shall be numbered commenc ing with the figure 1, and House bills and 3
609+resolutions shall be assigned numbers commencing with the figure 1001. 4
610+ 5
611+Pre-filing of Bills and Resolutions 6
612+ Section 23. (A) Beginning on November 15th of each year preceding a 7
613+regular session of the General Ass embly, each holdover member of the Senate 8
614+who will be serving at the next following regular session of the General 9
615+Assembly, and each member -elect of the General Assembly, as soon as the 10
616+members-elect of the next General Assembly are certified to the Secre tary of 11
617+State, shall be permitted to prefile bills and resolutions for such regular 12
618+session with the Chief Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate. 13
619+ (B)(1) Beginning on the second Monday of January of each year of a 14
620+fiscal session of the Gener al Assembly, each member of the House of 15
621+Representatives and the Senate may prefile appropriation bills and 16
622+resolutions for the fiscal session with the Chief Clerk of the House and the 17
623+Secretary of the Senate. 18
624+ (2) A non-appropriation bill may not be pre -filed prior to a 19
625+fiscal session due to the requirements of Article 5, § 5 of the Constitution 20
626+of Arkansas. 21
587627 22
588-Joint Meetings of Senate and House Committees 23
589- Section 20. The standing and select Committees of the Senate and the 24
590-House of Representatives are auth orized to hold joint meetings upon the call 25
591-of the Chairpersons of the two committees involved or by one -half (1/2) or 26
592-more of the members of both committees involved. 27
593- 28
594-Correction of Obvious Errors 29
595- Section 21. The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Cl erk of the 30
596-House are authorized, subject to approval by the appropriate designated 31
597-committee, to correct obvious errors occurring in documents originating in 32
598-the House and the Senate respectively, provided that each such correction is 33
599-noted on the bill jac ket and is documented by a “correction note” at the end 34
600-of the official daily journal for the date on which the correction was made. 35
601- 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
628+Interim Committee Meetings 23
629+ Section 24. (A) Interim committees shall not meet beginning January 1 24
630+immediately prior to a regular legislative sessi on, without the prior 25
631+approval of: 26
632+ (1) The current Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 27
633+current President Pro Tempore of the Senate for joint interim committees; 28
634+ (2) The current Speaker of the House of Representatives for 29
635+interim committees of the House of Representatives; or 30
636+ (3) The current President Pro Tempore of the Senate for interim 31
637+committees of the Senate. 32
638+ (B)(1) Interim committees, including the Legislative Council and 33
639+Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and their respective subcommittees, 34
640+shall not schedule a meeting at the same time as a regularly scheduled pre -35
641+session Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget Committee or Joint Budget 36 SCR1
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606-Assigning Bill and Resolution Numbers 1
607- Section 22. In assigning numbers to bills and resolutions introduced 2
608-in the Senate and House of Representatives, Senate bills and resolutions 3
609-shall be numbered commencing with the figure 1, and House bills and 4
610-resolutions shall be assigned numbers commencing with the figure 1001. 5
611- 6
612-Pre-filing of Bills and Resolutions 7
613- Section 23. (A) Beginning on November 15th of each year preceding a 8
614-regular session of the General Assembly, each holdover member of the Senate 9
615-who will be serving at the next following regular session of the General 10
616-Assembly, and each member -elect of the General Assembly, as soon as the 11
617-members-elect of the next General Assembly are certified to the Secretary of 12
618-State, shall be permitted to prefile bills and resolutions for such regular 13
619-session with the Chief Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate. 14
620- (B)(1) Beginning on the second Monday of January of each year of a 15
621-fiscal session of the General Assembly, each member of the House of 16
622-Representatives and the Senate may prefile appropriation bills and 17
623-resolutions for the fiscal session with the Chief Clerk of the House and the 18
624-Secretary of the Senate. 19
625- (2) A non-appropriation bill may not be pre -filed prior to a 20
626-fiscal session due to the requirements of Article 5, § 5 of the Constitution 21
627-of Arkansas. 22
646+Committee budget hearing meeting, unless the pre -session budget hearing 1
647+meeting was scheduled with less than one week's notice and prior 2
648+authorization for the conflicting interim committee meeting is granted by the 3
649+President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 4
650+Representatives. 5
651+ (2)(a) For purposes of this rule, "regularly scheduled pre -6
652+session budget hearing meetings" means those pre -session budget hearings that 7
653+are held prior to the regular or fiscal session for the purpose of 8
654+recommending agency appropriation bills for the following regular or fiscal 9
655+session. 10
656+ (b) "Regularly scheduled pre -session budget hearing 11
657+meetings" does not include meetings of the subcommittees of Arkansas 12
658+Legislative Council/Joint Budget Committee or Joint Budget Committee. 13
659+ (C) Interim committees and their respective subcommittees, in cluding 14
660+legislative task forces, councils, or other statutorily created legislative 15
661+bodies, shall not schedule a meeting during the week of a regularly scheduled 16
662+meeting of the Legislative Council, unless prior authorization for the 17
663+conflicting interim com mittee meeting is granted by the President Pro Tempore 18
664+of the Senate, for a Senate committee or subcommittee, the Speaker of the 19
665+House of Representatives for a House committee or subcommittee, or both the 20
666+Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Pre sident Pro Tempore of the 21
667+Senate for a joint committee or task force. 22
628668 23
629-Interim Committee Meetings 24
630- Section 24. (A) Interim committee s shall not meet beginning January 1 25
631-immediately prior to a regular legislative session, without the prior 26
632-approval of: 27
633- (1) The current Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 28
634-current President Pro Tempore of the Senate for joint interim committ ees; 29
635- (2) The current Speaker of the House of Representatives for 30
636-interim committees of the House of Representatives; or 31
637- (3) The current President Pro Tempore of the Senate for interim 32
638-committees of the Senate. 33
639- (B)(1) Interim committees, including the Legislative Council and 34
640-Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and their respective subcommittees, 35
641-shall not schedule a meeting at the same time as a regularly scheduled pre -36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
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645-
646-session Arkansas Legislative Council/Joint Budget Committee or Joint Budget 1
647-Committee budget hearing meeting, unless the pre -session budget hearing 2
648-meeting was scheduled with less than one week's notice and prior 3
649-authorization for the conflicting interim committee meeting is granted by the 4
650-President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the S peaker of the House of 5
651-Representatives. 6
652- (2)(a) For purposes of this rule, "regularly scheduled pre -7
653-session budget hearing meetings" means those pre -session budget hearings that 8
654-are held prior to the regular or fiscal session for the purpose of 9
655-recommending agency appropriation bills for the following regular or fiscal 10
656-session. 11
657- (b) "Regularly scheduled pre -session budget hearing 12
658-meetings" does not include meetings of the subcommittees of Arkansas 13
659-Legislative Council/Joint Budget Committee or Joint Bud get Committee. 14
660- (C) Interim committees and their respective subcommittees, including 15
661-legislative task forces, councils, or other statutorily created legislative 16
662-bodies, shall not schedule a meeting during the week of a regularly scheduled 17
663-meeting of the Legislative Council, unless prior authorization for the 18
664-conflicting interim committee meeting is granted by the President Pro Tempore 19
665-of the Senate, for a Senate committee or subcommittee, the Speaker of the 20
666-House of Representatives for a House committee or subcommittee, or both the 21
667-Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the 22
668-Senate for a joint committee or task force. 23
669- 24
670-Procedural Requirements for Creating or Amending Lottery -Funded Scholarships 25
671- Section 25.(A) Lottery fiscal impact statements. 26
672- (1) Any bill filed with the Senate or the House of Representatives 27
673-that creates a new scholarship to be funded with net proceeds from the state 28
674-lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, as applicable, or affects 29
675-an existing scholarship that is funded with net proceeds from the state lottery 30
676-or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, as applicable, shall: 31
669+Procedural Requirements for Creating or Amending Lottery -Funded Scholarships 24
670+ Section 25.(A) Lottery fiscal impact statements. 25
671+ (1) Any bill filed with the Senate or the House of 26
672+Representatives that creates a new scholarship to be funded with net proceeds 27
673+from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, as 28
674+applicable, or affects an existing scholarship that is funded with net 29
675+proceeds from the state lottery or the H igher Education Grants Fund Account, 30
676+as applicable, shall: 31
677677 (a)(i) Have a lottery fiscal impact statement attached to 32
678678 it that is substantially in the form set forth in Arkansas Code § 6 -85-502. 33
679679 (ii) A bill that creates a new scholarship to be 34
680680 funded with net proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education 35
681-Grants Fund Account, as applicable, or affects an existing scholarship that 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
681+Grants Fund Account, as applicable, or affects an existing scholarship that 36 SCR1
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685685
686686 is funded with net proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education 1
687687 Grants Fund Account, as applicable, sh all not be taken up by the House 2
688688 Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education, meeting 3
689689 jointly, until a lottery fiscal impact statement is attached; and 4
690690 (b) Not take effect until at least one (1) year 5
691691 immediately following the year in w hich the scholarship was enacted. 6
692692 (2) The lottery fiscal impact of a bill that creates a new 7
693693 scholarship to be funded with net proceeds from the state lottery or the 8
694694 Higher Education Grants Fund Account, as applicable, or affects an existing 9
695695 scholarship that is funded with net proceeds from the state lottery or the 10
696696 Higher Education Grants Fund Account, as applicable, shall be determined in 11
697697 the manner set forth in Arkansas Code § 6 -85-502. 12
698698 (3) In addition to the information required under subdivision 13
699699 (A)(2) of this section, the final lottery fiscal impact statement regarding 14
700700 the scholarship that is the subject of the bill shall include and be 15
701701 calculated as required under Arkansas Code § 6 -85-502. 16
702702 (4)(a)(i) If the final lottery fiscal impact statement results 17
703703 in a positive number, the House Committee on Education and the Senate 18
704704 Committee on Education, meeting jointly during a regular session, special 19
705705 session, or fiscal session, may refer a bill creating a new scholarship to be 20
706706 funded with net proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education 21
707707 Grants Fund Account, as applicable, or amending an existing scholarship 22
708708 funded with net proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education 23
709709 Grants Fund Account, as applicable, to either chamber of the General Assembly 24
710710 for consideration. 25
711711 (ii) The referral of a bill under subdivision 26
712712 (A)(4)(a)(i) of this section shall require approval by a separate vote of 27
713713 House Committee on Education members and Senate Committee on Education 28
714714 members, meeting jointly during a regular session, special session, or fiscal 29
715715 session. 30
716716 (b) If the final lottery fiscal impact results in a 31
717717 negative number, the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on 32
718718 Education, meeting jointly during a regular session, s pecial session, or 33
719719 fiscal session, shall not refer the bill to either chamber of the General 34
720720 Assembly for consideration unless: 35
721- (i) The bill is amended to ensure the final lottery 36 As Engrossed: S1/25/23 SCR1
721+ (i) The bill is amended to ensure the final lottery 36 SCR1
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726726 fiscal impact results in a positive number; or 1
727727 (ii) Additional fun ding is provided through the 2
728728 General Revenue Fund Account. 3
729729 (B) Consideration of bills. 4
730730 (1) The House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on 5
731731 Education shall meet jointly during a regular session, special session, or 6
732732 fiscal session to consid er any bill: 7
733733 (a) Creating a new scholarship to be funded with net 8
734734 proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account; 9
735735 or 10
736736 (b) Affecting an existing scholarship that is funded with 11
737737 net proceeds from the state lottery or the H igher Education Grants Fund 12
738738 Account. 13
739739 (2) A bill creating a new scholarship to be funded with net 14
740740 proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, 15
741741 as applicable, or affecting an existing scholarship funded with net proceeds 16
742742 from the state lottery or the Higher Education Grants Fund Account, as 17
743743 applicable, shall not be recommended to either chamber of the General 18
744744 Assembly except upon an affirmative vote or a majority of the members of the 19
745745 following, meeting jointly during a regu lar session, special session, or 20
746746 fiscal session: 21
747747 (a) House Committee on Education; and 22
748748 (b) Senate Committee on Education. 23
749749 (3) A lottery fiscal impact statement prepared for a bill as 24
750750 required under Arkansas Code § 6 -85-502 shall be amended each time the House 25
751751 Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education recommends to 26
752752 either chamber of the General Assembly a bill creating a new scholarship to 27
753753 be funded with net proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education 28
754754 Grants Fund Account, as applicable, or affecting an existing scholarship 29
755755 funded with net proceeds from the state lottery or the Higher Education 30
756756 Grants Fund Account, as applicable, in order to account for the updated 31
757757 lottery fiscal impact, if any, the bill that proposes a new scholarship or 32
758758 amends an existing scholarship will have. 33
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760-/s/C. Penzo 35
760+ 35
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