Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1560 3
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By: Representative McGrew 5
By: Senator Caldwell 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC WORKS 9
CONTRACTS; TO REQUIRE PRICING INFORMATION FOR 10
LIGHTING COMPONENTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS; AND 11
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PUBLIC WORKS 16
CONTRACTS; AND TO REQUIRE PRICING 17
INFORMATION FOR LIGHTING COMPONENTS FOR 18
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 22 -9-203, concerning the award procedure 23
for contracts for public improvements, is amended to add an additional 24
subsection to read as follows: 25
(n)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the state, an 26
agency of the state, a county, a municipality, a school district, or other 27
local taxing unit shall not enter into a contract with a contractor that 28
includes a project designed by an electrical engineering firm unless the 29
design requires allowance for a three -bid specification by three (3) separate 30
lighting agencies. 31
(2) As used in this subsection, "lighting agency" means an 32
entity that represents one (1) or more lighting manufacturers for sale 33
through electrical distribution houses. 34
(3) This subsection does not apply to a municipal electric 35
utility. 36 HB1560
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(4) An architect or an electrical engineer may make an allowance 1
for a specialty fixture to be procured outside of the three -bid requirement 2
under subdivision (n)(1) of this section when circumstances warrant the 3
allowance because of design aesthetics or historical purposes, or both. 4
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