Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 207 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 166 3
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By: Senator J. Dotson 5
By: Representative Gazaway 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMERGENCY 9
PROCUREMENTS; TO INCLUDE A STATE OF DISASTER 10
EMERGENCY IN THE DEFINITION OF "CRITICAL EMERGENCY" 11
FOR PURPOSES OF AN EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT; AND FOR 12
OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMERGENCY 17
PROCUREMENTS; AND TO INCLUDE A STATE OF 18
DISASTER EMERGENCY IN THE DEFINITION OF 19
"CRITICAL EMERGENCY" FOR PURPOSES OF AN 20
EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT. 21
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 19 -11-233(b)(2), concerning emergency 25
procurements under the Arkansas Procurement Law, is amended to read as 26
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(2) As used in this subsection, “critical emergency” means : an 28
(A) An emergency in which human life or health is 29
imminently endangered ; or 30
(B) A state of disaster emergency declared under § 12 -75-31
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APPROVED: 2/27/25 35
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