Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1591 Latest Draft

Bill / Chaptered Version Filed 04/03/2025

                            Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. 
Act 455 of the Regular Session 
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State of Arkansas     1 
95th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2025  	HOUSE BILL 1591 3 
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By: Representative J. Moore 5 
By: Senator Caldwell 6 
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8 
AN ACT TO COMBINE THE OFFICES OF TREASURER AND TAX 9 
COLLECTOR IN ARKANSAS COUNTY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10 
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Subtitle 13 
TO COMBINE THE OFFICES OF TREASURER AND 14 
TAX COLLECTOR IN ARKANSAS COUNTY. 15 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 17 
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 SECTION 1.  DO NOT CODIFY. 19 
 (a)  Effective January 1, 2027, the offices of treasurer and tax 20 
collector in Arkansas County, Arkansas, shall be one (1) office. 21 
 (b)  At the 2026 general election, the electors of Arkansas County 22 
shall elect one (1) individual to serve as both the treasurer and the tax 23 
collector, and the officer so elected shall take office on January 1, 2027.  24 
 (c)  The treasurer and the tax collector in Arkansas County shall give 25 
bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties as provided by law.  26 
 (d)  The treasurer and the tax collector of Arkansas County shall 27 
receive compensation that shall be determined by the Arkansas County Quorum 28 
Court within the minimum and maximum compensation range prescribed by the 29 
General Assembly and shall hire deputies and have other allowances as 30 
prescribed by the Arkansas County Quorum Court. 31 
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APPROVED: 4/3/25 34 
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