Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas Senate Bill SB571 Latest Draft

Bill / Chaptered Version Filed 04/23/2025

                            Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. 
Act 1002 of the Regular Session 
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed:  H4/7/25 H4/10/25   1 
95th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2025  	SENATE BILL 571 3 
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By: Senator J. Petty 5 
By: Representative Puryear 6 
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8 
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL BUILDING 9 
AND ZONING REGULATIONS; TO PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY 10 
FROM ENFORCING BUILDINGS AND ZONING REGULATIONS ON 11 
COUNTY PROPERTY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL 16 
BUILDING AND ZONING REGULATIONS; AND TO 17 
PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY FROM ENFORCING 18 
BUILDINGS AND ZONING REGULATIONS ON 19 
COUNTY PROPERTY.  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 Title 14, Chapter 56, Subchapter 1, is 24 
amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 25 
 14-56-105.  Regulation of county -owned property prohibited. 26 
 (a)  A municipality shall not enforce municipal building or zoning 27 
regulations on county property that is: 28 
 (1)  Used for a public purpose; and 29 
 (2)  Located within the corporate limits of the municipality. 30 
 (b)  A county owning property that is used for a public purpose and is 31 
located within the corporate limits of a municipality shall comply with the 32 
building and zoning regulations of the county. 33 
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/s/J. Petty 35 
APPROVED: 4/22/25 36