Arkansas 2025 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1729 Draft / Bill

Filed 03/10/2025

                    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 1729 3 
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By: Representative R. Burkes 5 
By: Senator J. Bryant 6 
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8 
AN ACT TO AMEND THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ACT; TO 9 
PROVIDE THAT A HOMESTEAD OWNED BY A LIMITED LIABILITY 10 
COMPANY IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IN 11 
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 
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TO AMEND THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ACT; 16 
AND TO PROVIDE THAT A HOMESTEAD OWNED BY 17 
A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY IS ELIGIBLE 18 
FOR THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IN CERTAIN 19 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 20 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22 
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 SECTION 1.  Arkansas Code ยง 16 -66-210, concerning the Homestead 24 
Exemption Act, is amended to add an additional subsection to read as follows: 25 
 (e)  The homestead exemption provided in this section may be claimed by 26 
a member of a limited liability company that owns the homestead if: 27 
 (1)  There are two (2) members of the limited liability company, 28 
and the members are a married couple; or 29 
 (2)  There is only one (1) member of the limited liability 30 
company, and that member is a natural person who is married or the head of a 31 
family. 32 
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