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11 Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2-Act 588 of the Regular Session
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5-State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/31/25 1
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64 95th General Assembly A Bill 2
75 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 153 3
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97 By: Senator J. Dotson 5
108 By: Representative Warren 6
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1210 For An Act To Be Entitled 8
1311 AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VARIOUS PROVISIONS 9
14-OF TITLE 24 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE; TO AMEND THE LAW 10
15-REGARDING THE PAYMENT OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO 11
16-VARIOUS CITY OFFICIALS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
12+OF TITLE 24 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE; AND FOR OTHER 10
13+PURPOSES. 11
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20-TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VARIOUS 16
21-PROVISIONS OF TITLE 24 OF THE ARKANSAS 17
22-CODE; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE 18
23-PAYMENT OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO 19
24-VARIOUS CITY OFFICIALS. 20
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26-BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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17+TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VARIOUS 15
18+PROVISIONS OF TITLE 24 OF THE ARKANSAS 16
19+CODE. 17
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21+BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19
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23+ SECTION 1. The purpose of this act is to amend the law concerning 21
24+various provisions of Title 24 of the Arkansas Code. 22
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28- SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 24 -12-120(c), concerning payment of 24
29-retirement benefits to city attorneys in cities of the first class and cities 25
30-of the second class, is amended to read as follows: 26
31- (c) All payments of retirement benefits under this section shall be 27
32-payable monthly and shall be paid from the general funds of by the city. 28
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34- SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 24 -12-121(b)(2), concerning retirement 30
35-payments to city clerks and clerk -treasurers, is amended to read as follows: 31
36- (2) The retirement pay shall be paid by the city from its 32
37-general fund account . 33
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39- SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 24 -12-122(b)(2), concerning retirement 35
40-payments to deputy city clerks, is amended to read as follows: 36 As Engrossed: S3/31/25 SB153
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45- (2) The retirement pay shall be paid by the city from its 1
46-general fund account when appropriated for that purpose by the governing body 2
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49- SECTION 4. Arkansas Code § 24 -12-123(a)(2), concerning retirement 5
50-payments to mayors of cities of the first class, is amended to read as 6
51-follows: 7
52- (2) The retirement payments shall be paid monthly and shall be 8
53-paid from the city general fund by the city. 9
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55- SECTION 5. Arkansas Code § 24 -12-125(b)(2), concerning retirement 11
56-payments to treasurers of cities of the first class, is amended to read as 12
57-follows: 13
58- (2) Upon approval by the governing body of the city, the 14
59-retirement pay shall be paid by the city from its general fund account . 15
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61- SECTION 6. Arkansas Code § 24 -12-127(b)(2), concerning retirement 17
62-payments to recorder -treasurers and city treasurers of cities of the second 18
63-class, is amended to read as follows: 19
64- (2) The retirement pay shall be paid by the city from its 20
65-general fund account . 21
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