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