Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1121 Compare Versions

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1	1		Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2		-	Act 211 of the Regular Session
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	3	+	State of Arkansas 1
6	4		95th General Assembly A Bill 2
7	5		Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1121 3
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9	7		By: Representative Long 5
10		-	~~By: Senator A. Clark~~ 6
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12	10		For An Act To Be Entitled 8
13	11		AN ACT TO REPEAL THE LAW CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF 9
14	12		TAX-FORFEITED LANDS TO STATE INSTITUTIONS; AND FOR 10
15	13		OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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18	16		Subtitle 14
19	17		TO REPEAL THE LAW CONCERNING THE 15
20	18		TRANSFER OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS TO STATE 16
21	19		INSTITUTIONS. 17
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23	21		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19
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25	23		SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 22 -6-501 is repealed. 21
26	24		22-6-501. Transfer to state institutions. 22
27	25		(a)(1) The Commissioner of State Lands is authorized upon application 23
28	26		of the director of any state department or agency, the management or the 24
29	27		board of trustees of any state institution, or the chief executive of any 25
30	28		county, city, or school district of this state to issue to the applying 26
31	29		governmental unit a deed for land listed on the Commissioner of State Lands' 27
32	30		records as having been forfeited for the nonpayment of taxes. 28
33	31		(2) The application shall include the following: 29
34	32		(A) The proposed use of the land; 30
35	33		(B) The proposed duration for the stated use; and 31
36	34		(C) The division or department designated for the 32
37	35		maintenance and operation of the property once deeded. Moreover, the 33
38	36		Commissioner of State Lands is authorized to accept the application as 34
39	37		submitted or recommend modifications to the application. The Commissioner of 35
40		-	State Lands is further empowered to disallow any application determined by 36 ~~As Engrossed: H1/27/25~~ HB1121
	38	+	State Lands is further empowered to disallow any application determined by 36 HB1121
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45	41		the Commissioner of State Lands to be contrary to the best interests of the 1
46	42		health and general welfare of the state and its citizens. 2
47	43		(b)(1) The deed issued by the Commissioner of State Lands to a state 3
48	44		department or agency, state institution, city, county, or school district may 4
49	45		contain restrictive covenants or reservations stating that should the 5
50	46		governmental unit no longer desire to use the land for the proposed use 6
51	47		stated in the application, said governmental unit shall submit a subsequent 7
52	48		letter of application to the Commissioner of State Lands to request change in 8
53	49		the use of the property, and the Commissioner of State Lands shall accept, 9
54	50		modify, or disallow the request. 10
55	51		(2) Moreover, should the governmental unit determine that the 11
56	52		property can no longer be utilized, the property shall revert to the state, 12
57	53		be held by the Commissioner of State Lands, and be treated as tax -forfeited 13
58	54		land subject to the powers and authority of the Commissioner of State Lands. 14
59	55		(3) Because this section applies to the disposition of tax -15
60	56		forfeited land, § 22 -6-601 shall not apply herewith. 16
61	57		(c) No consideration shall be required for the transfer except the fee 17
62	58		of one dollar ($1.00) as required by law. 18
63	59		(d)(1) All deeds granted by the Commissioner of State Lands prior to 19
64	60		the passage of this section are confirmed, and the title of all purchases 20
65	61		under the deeds from the Commissioner of State Lands are quieted, 21
66	62		established, and confirmed. 22
67	63		(2) Collection of any outstanding ad valorem property tax 23
68	64		indebtedness shall be stayed by the Commissioner of State Lands while title 24
69	65		to the property remains with the governmental unit. 25
70	66		(3) Should the property revert to the state pursuant to 26
71	67		subsection (b) of this section, the property may be sold as prescribed by the 27
72	68		Commissioner of State Lands. 28
73	69		(e)(1) Land donated by the Commissioner of State Lands under this 29
74	70		section may be used for any lawful purpose or transferred pursuant to any 30
75	71		lawful authority of the city or town. 31
76	72		(2) Owners of property donated to a city or town under this 32
77	73		section shall not have any right to retain any of the appraised value of the 33
78	74		property. 34
79	75		(f) Prior to conveyance of property, the Commissioner of State Lands 35
80		-	may give consideration to the following issues: 36 ~~As Engrossed: H1/27/25~~ HB1121
	76	+	may give consideration to the following issues: 36 HB1121
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85	79		(1) Whether the prospective purchaser has a pattern or practice 1
86	80		of not paying fines resulting from a citation for violation of state laws or 2
87	81		rules or local codes and ordinances; 3
88	82		(2) Whether the prospective purchaser has a pattern or practice 4
89	83		of not timely paying property taxes; and 5
90	84		(3) Whether the prospective purchaser was the prior owner of 6
91	85		real property that was transferred to the Commissioner of State Lands as a 7
92	86		result of tax delinquency during the preceding three (3) years. 8
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