| 6 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 7 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1498 3 |
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| 8 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 9 | 7 | | By: Representatives Painter, Ray 5 |
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| 10 | 8 | | By: Senator Crowell 6 |
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| 11 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MILITARY-TYPE 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | CANTEENS AND EXCHANGES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | 11 |
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| 16 | 14 | | 12 |
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| 17 | 15 | | Subtitle 13 |
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| 18 | 16 | | TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MILITARY -14 |
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| 19 | 17 | | TYPE CANTEENS AND EXCHANGES. 15 |
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| 20 | 18 | | 16 |
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| 21 | 19 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 17 |
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| 22 | 20 | | 18 |
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| 23 | 21 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 12-63-404(b), concerning the establishment 19 |
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| 24 | 22 | | and operations of military -type canteens and exchanges, is amended to read as 20 |
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| 25 | 23 | | follows: 21 |
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| 26 | | - | (b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, a 22 |
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| 27 | | - | military-type canteen and exchange established or operated under this section 23 |
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| 28 | | - | is subject to similar procedures, policies, privileges, limitations, and 24 |
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| 29 | | - | restrictions governing the canteens and exchanges of the Army and Air Force 25 |
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| 30 | | - | Exchange Service, as the Adjutant General may deem advisable, necessary, or 26 |
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| 31 | | - | expedient. 27 |
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| 32 | | - | (2)(A) Military-type canteens and exchanges established or operated 28 |
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| 33 | | - | under this section shall not sell, trade, exchange, market, or vend 29 |
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| 24 | + | (b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b)(2) of 22 |
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| 25 | + | this section, a A military-type canteen and exchange established or operated 23 |
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| 26 | + | under this section is subject to similar procedures, policies, privileges, 24 |
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| 27 | + | limitations, and restrictions governing the canteens and exchanges of the 25 |
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| 28 | + | Army and Air Force Exchange Service, as the Adjutant General may deem 26 |
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| 29 | + | advisable, necessary, or expedient. 27 |
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| 30 | + | (2)(A) Military-type canteens and exchanges established or 28 |
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| 31 | + | operated under this section shall not sell, trade, exchange, market, or vend 29 |
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| 36 | | - | (B) Military-type canteens and exchanges may contract with one (1) or 32 |
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| 37 | | - | more automobile rental agencies to provide leased or rented vehicles for use 33 |
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| 38 | | - | by uniformed service members, trainees, and other temporary residents of 34 |
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| 39 | | - | military reservations. 35 |
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| 40 | | - | 36 As Engrossed: H3/6/25 HB1498 |
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| 34 | + | (B) Military-type canteens and exchanges may contract with 32 |
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| 35 | + | one (1) or more automobile rental agencies to provide leased or rented 33 |
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| 36 | + | vehicles for use by uniformed service members, trainees, and other temporary 34 |
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| 37 | + | residents of military reservations. 35 |
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| 38 | + | 36 HB1498 |
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| 45 | 41 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 12 -63-406(a), concerning the inventory and 1 |
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| 46 | 42 | | sales of military-type canteens and exchanges, is amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 47 | 43 | | (a) The Adjutant General, acting for and on behalf of the Arkansas 3 |
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| 48 | 44 | | National Guard, may enter into a contract or agreement with military -focused 4 |
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| 49 | 45 | | nonprofits, military -focused nonprofit foundations, or other entities for the 5 |
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| 50 | 46 | | purchase of normally regarded military -type canteen and exchange inventory 6 |
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| 51 | 47 | | items, subject to the limitations prescribed in § 12-63-404. 7 |
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| 53 | 49 | | SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 12 -63-409 is amended to read as follows: 9 |
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| 54 | 50 | | 12-63-409. Military-type canteens and exchanges — Use of funds. 10 |
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| 55 | 51 | | All nonappropriated funds derived from the operation of the Robinson 11 |
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| 56 | 52 | | Maneuver Training Center and the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center 12 |
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| 57 | 53 | | military-type canteens and exchanges under the authority of the Adjutant 13 |
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| 58 | 54 | | General shall be used exclusively for improvements on, to, or for the 14 |
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| 59 | 55 | | Robinson Maneuver Training Center, the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training 15 |
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| 60 | 56 | | Center, or any other military reservation, armory, or airfield, or for the 16 |
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| 61 | 57 | | general welfare of the units and members of the Arkansas National Guard. 17 |
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| 63 | 59 | | SECTION 4. Arkansas Code § 12 -63-410(a), concerning the termination of 19 |
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| 64 | 60 | | of the operation of military -type canteens and exchanges, is amended to read 20 |
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| 65 | 61 | | as follows: 21 |
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| 66 | 62 | | (a) If the Adjutant General deems it to be in the best interest of the 22 |
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| 67 | 63 | | military forces of this state or of the United States, the Adjutant General 23 |
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| 68 | 64 | | may enter into an agreement or agreements with the Army and Air Force 24 |
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| 69 | 65 | | Exchange Service for the institution, maintenance, and operation by the Army 25 |
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| 70 | 66 | | and Air Force Exchange Service of post exchanges on t he Robinson Maneuver 26 |
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| 71 | 67 | | Training Center or the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, or both 27 |
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| 72 | 68 | | military properties and military reservations of the Arkansas National Guard . 28 |
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