| 3 | 2 | | *JLL174* 03/05/2025 9:57:38 AM JLL174 |
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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 389 3 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Senator Crowell 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | By: Representative Cavenaugh 6 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CERTAIN REPORTS OF 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | ADMINISTRATION; TO REPEAL THE LAW REQUIRING THE 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | ADMINISTRATION TO SUBMIT A REPORT CONCERNING 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | Subtitle 17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | TO REPEAL THE LAW REQUIRING THE 18 |
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| 22 | 21 | | SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 19 |
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| 23 | 22 | | AND ADMINISTRATION TO SUBMIT A REPORT 20 |
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| 24 | 23 | | CONCERNING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. 21 |
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| 26 | 25 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 |
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| 27 | 26 | | 24 |
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| 28 | 27 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 3 -2-205(e)(3), concerning the powers and 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | duties of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration with 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | respect to the administration and enforcement of alcoholic beverage laws, is 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | repealed. 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | (3) The secretary shall make a biennial report to the Governor 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | and the General Assembly of his or her activities for the past year, which 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | shall include statistics as to the amount of vinous (except wines), 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | spirituous, or malt liquors manufactured in the State of Arkansas and the 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | disposition thereof; the increase or decrease in their consumption over the 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | preceding year; the amount of taxes and permit fees collected; and such other 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | information as he or she deems advisable. 35 |
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