Arkansas 2023 Regular Session

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5	5	94th General Assembly 2
6	6	Regular Session, 2023 SR 41 3
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8	8	By: Senators C. Tucker, J. Bryant 5
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10	10	SENATE RESOLUTION 7
11	11	CONGRATULATING VINCE NT C. HENDERSON II, ADMINISTRATOR 8
12	12	FOR THE BUREAU OF LE GISLATIVE RESEARCH A ND CODE 9
13	13	REVISOR, UPON HIS RE TIREMENT AND COMMEND ING HIM FOR 10
14	14	HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF ARKANSA S. 11
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17	17	Subtitle 14
18	18	CONGRATULATING VINCENT C. HENDERSON II, 15
19	19	ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE BUREAU OF 16
20	20	LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND CODE REVISOR, 17
21	21	UPON HIS RETIREMENT AND COMMENDING HIM 18
22	22	FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF 19
23	23	ARKANSAS. 20
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26	26	WHEREAS, Vincent C. Henderson II, Administrator of the Bureau of 23
27	27	Legislative Research's Statutory Review Section and the Code Revisor, has 24
28	28	announced his upcoming retirement on March 31, 2023, after over forty -three 25
29	29	(43) years of state service; and 26
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31	31	WHEREAS, Mr. Henderson began his state service with the bureau, where 28
32	32	he served as a staff attorney from April 1978 to July 1979 and January 1981 29
33	33	to January 1984; and 30
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35	35	WHEREAS, in January of 1984 Mr. Henderson joined the Arkansas Statute 32
36	36	Revision Commission a s its executive director as the agency began the process 33
37	37	of codifying the state's statutory law; and 34
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39	39	WHEREAS, in his role with the commission, Mr. Henderson presided over 36 SR41
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44	44	the creation of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, a laborious and detail -1
45	45	oriented task completed over a period of years without the aid of the 2
46	46	computerized applications that are now centerpieces of such work; and 3
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48	48	WHEREAS, the creation of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated would not 5
49	49	have been successful without Mr. Henderson's dili gent eye and thoughtful 6
50	50	review of all law existing at that time, and the successful implementation of 7
51	51	the Arkansas Code has positively impacted the practice of law in this state 8
52	52	every day since; and 9
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54	54	WHEREAS, equally as important to the codification of Arkansas law were 11
55	55	the processes Mr. Henderson established to maintain and update the Arkansas 12
56	56	Code, including being one (1) of the first states to adopt computerized 13
57	57	approaches to codification work; and 14
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59	59	WHEREAS, Mr. Henderson was also heavily involved i n the addition of 16
60	60	markup language to bills of the General Assembly, the creation of the 17
61	61	legislative drafting manual that established the fundamentals of bill 18
62	62	drafting in this state, and the development of the bill review process now 19
63	63	used for all draft legi slation prior to its filing; and 20
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65	65	WHEREAS, the staff of the Arkansas Code Revision Commission merged with 22
66	66	the bureau in 2005, resuming Mr. Henderson's tenure with the bureau; and 23
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68	68	WHEREAS, Mr. Henderson is a key member of the bureau's leadership team, 25
69	69	and his wisdom and intellect will be greatly missed; and 26
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71	71	WHEREAS, following his retirement, the bureau will continue to use the 28
72	72	codification methods Mr. Henderson developed and implemented, which will 29
73	73	serve as a legacy that lives on far beyond his retir ement; and 30
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75	75	WHEREAS, in addition to his distinguished state service, Mr. Henderson 32
76	76	has benefitted the state and his community in many other ways, including 33
77	77	serving on the Uniform Law Commission; serving in a variety of roles with the 34
78	78	Boy Scouts of Americ a, including as a Scoutmaster; serving as a soccer 35
79	79	referee for the Arkansas Activities Association and the United States Soccer 36 SR41
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84	84	Federation, including training referees; serving as a lector for Our Lady of 1
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86	86	Henderson Society, including serving as its general counsel; and 3
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88	88	WHEREAS, while Mr. Henderson will be greatly missed by the bureau, his 5
89	89	retirement will allow him to spend more time with his wife Sherry, his 6
90	90	children Vincent Henderson III, John Henderson, Ph.D, and his wife Kimhouy 7
91	91	Tong, PharmD., and Martha Godfrey, MD, and her husband Will Godfrey, MBA, and 8
92	92	his grandchildren Savannah Henderson, Grace Godfrey, and Everett Godfrey; and 9
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94	94	WHEREAS, Mr. Henderson's institutional kn owledge is irreplaceable, and 11
95	95	his dedication to the General Assembly has resulted in a lasting impact on 12
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98	98	NOW THEREFORE, 15
99	99	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 16
100	100	STATE OF ARKANSAS: 17
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102	102	THAT the Senate commend Vincent C. Henderson II for his distinguished 19
103	103	service to the State of Arkansas and the legislative branch of government, 20
104	104	thank him for his countless contributions, and wish him all the best in his 21
105	105	retirement. 22
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107	107	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, upon adoption, the Secretary of the Senate 24
108	108	provide a copy of this resolution to Vincent C. Henderson II. 25
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