Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to the Arkansas
Constitution.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2025 SJR 19 3
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By: Senator M. Johnson 5
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO EXEMPT 9
FOOD AND FOOD INGREDIENTS FROM THE EXCISE TAX LEVIED 10
UNDER ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENT 75. 11
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Subtitle 14
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS 15
CONSTITUTION TO EXEMPT FOOD AND FOOD 16
INGREDIENTS FROM THE EXCISE TAX LEVIED 17
UNDER ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION, AMENDMENT 18
75. 19
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 21
STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, A MAJORITY OF ALL 22
MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE AGREEING THERETO: 23
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That the following is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of 25
the State of Arkansas, and upon being submitted to the electors of the state 26
for approval or rejection at the next general election for Representatives 27
and Senators, if a majority of the electors voting thereon at the election 28
adopt the amendment, the amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of 29
the State of Arkansas, to wit: 30
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SECTION 1. The purpose of this joint resolution is to amend the 32
Arkansas Constitution to exempt food and food ingredients from the excise tax 33
levied under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 75. 34
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