Title 10 — General Assembly

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Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-203 Interim committees established — Members — Jurisdiction
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(1) There are established within the legislative department of government the following interim committees of the General Assembly as aids in the legislative process in this state:(1) The Legislative Council, established pursuant to the provisions of § 10-3-301 et seq., shall con…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-204 Interim committee chairs
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The chair and vice chair of each House of Representatives standing committee which composes a House interim committee shall serve as chair and vice chair of the House interim committee, and the chair and vice chair of each Senate standing committee which composes a Senate interim…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-205 Staff — Assignment and duties
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(a) The Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research shall have the responsibility of employing the necessary professional and clerical personnel to staff the interim committees. He or she shall assign, after conferring with the chair of each of the committees, such staff to th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-206 Meetings
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(a) Each of the subject matter interim committees may meet at the times and for such duration as it deems necessary to properly carry out its functions and duties. If any committee shall find it necessary for the committee to meet in excess of twelve (12) days per year, it shall …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-207 Ad hoc subcommittees and citizen advisory panels
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The various subject matter interim committees may establish ad hoc subcommittees and citizen advisory panels consisting of state and local agency officials and employees and interested citizens, but state and local agency officials and employees and private citizens shall not be …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-208 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 10-3-208Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-209 Expenses of members
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(a) The Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research shall be the disbursing officer of the funds appropriated for paying per diem, expenses, and mileage to members of the General Assembly attending regular and special meetings and other committee-related activities of the inte…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-210 Attendance at regional or national conferences — Reimbursement of expenses
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(a) Members of the interim committees may be authorized to attend regional or national conferences of legislators or other public officials where attendance thereat will serve a beneficial legislative purpose. Members shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for reasonable and …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2101 Purpose and findings
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(a) The General Assembly recognizes that it is the responsibility of the State of Arkansas to:(1) Develop what constitutes an adequate education in Arkansas pursuant to the mandate of the Supreme Court and to conduct an adequacy study, which has been completed; and(2) Know how re…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2102 Duties
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(a) During each interim, the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education shall meet separately or jointly, as needed, to:(1) Assess, evaluate, and monitor the entire spectrum of public education across the State of Arkansas to determine whether equal educat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2103 Investigations
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(a) The House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education shall have the authority to conduct investigations pertaining to the effectiveness of any and all education programs of:(1) Any school;(2) Any school district;(3) Any service cooperative;(4) Any institutio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2104 Report
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(a) The House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education shall file separately or jointly, or both, reports of their findings and recommendations with the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than November …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-211 Function during recess — Compensation
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If a regular session of the General Assembly is extended and the House of Representatives and the Senate recess for a period in excess of thirty (30) calendar days, the Legislative Council, the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, and other interim committees of the General Asse…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-212 Rules Committee of the Senate and Rules Committee of the House of Representatives — Meetings — Compensation
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(a) (1) The Rules Committee of the Senate and the Rules Committee of the House of Representatives are authorized to meet jointly or separately at any time during the interim between legislative sessions as the Rules Committee of the Senate and the Rules Committee of the House of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-213 Requests for and receipt of information — Continuing studies — Agency assistance
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(a) Requests for information or study or legislation received from the Governor or from other state agencies or departments by the Legislative Council may be referred to the appropriate interim committee for its consideration. (b) All state agencies shall furnish to the respectiv…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-214 Committee studies — Duties of Legislative Council — Reports and findings
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(a) In addition to the functions and duties of the Legislative Council which are prescribed by law, it shall be the responsibility of the Legislative Council, in order to coordinate the efforts of the interim committees and to avoid duplication of effort by the committees, to rev…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-215 Study expenses
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(a) (1) Whenever an interim committee of the General Assembly deems it necessary or advisable in connection with any interim study activity authorized by law or undertaken by the committee to hire consultants, actuaries, or special technical or clerical employees, or other assist…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-216 Duties of Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
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In addition to the functions and duties of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee shall furnish such information and assistance to the various subject matter interim committees as may reasonably be requested by the committees. When the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-217 Proposed bills — Filing — Action by committee
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(a) For the purpose of expediting the work of the interim committees of the General Assembly and to encourage each committee to develop bills for prompt introduction upon the convening of each session of the General Assembly, any member of the General Assembly may file drafts of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-218 Budget hearings — Attendance by members of the General Assembly
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(a) During the presession budget hearings conducted by the Legislative Council and the Joint Budget Committee preceding each regular biennial session, the cochairs of the Legislative Council shall cause copies of the budget hearing agendas to be furnished to each member of the Ge…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-219 Purpose of §§ 10-3-217 and 10-3-218
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It is the intent of §§ 10-3-217 and 10-3-218 to supplement the existing laws of this state governing the powers, functions, and duties of the interim committees of the General Assembly. Nothing in those sections is intended to modify or repeal any of the existing laws governing t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-220 Monitoring of changes made in federal income tax laws and regulations — Reports of secretary
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(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall monitor changes made in federal income tax laws and regulations for the purpose of determining how the changes may affect Arkansas income tax law and for the purpose of determining how the changes differ from…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2301 [Expired.]
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A.C.A. § 10-3-2301Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2302 [Expired.]
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A.C.A. § 10-3-2302Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2303 [Expired.]
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A.C.A. § 10-3-2303Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2601 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Autism Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2602 Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Autism — Creation
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(a) The Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Autism is created. (b) The task force shall consist of the following members:(1) One (1) member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;(2) One (1) member of the Senate, appointed by the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2603 Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Autism — Duties
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(a) The Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Autism shall:(1) Examine how the State of Arkansas responds to autism and autism spectrum disorders;(2) Determine the best practices to treat autism and autism spectrum disorders;(3) Recommend more efficient methods for treating autism a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2701 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 10-3-2701Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2801 [Expired.]
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A.C.A. § 10-3-2801Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2802 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 10-3-2802Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-2901 Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee
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(a) There is created a Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee. (b) The committee shall consist of the following members:(1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice's designee who shall serve as Chair of the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee;(2) Th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-3001 [Expired.]
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A.C.A. § 10-3-3001Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-301 Creation — Members
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(a) An ad interim committee of the General Assembly is hereby established as the “Legislative Council” to consist of the following:(1) The Senate shall select sixteen (16) members in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Rules of the Senate;(2) The House of Representatives…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-302 Officers — Quorum
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(a) (1) (A) The House of Representatives members of the Legislative Council shall select one (1) of their number as Legislative Council cochair and one (1) of their number as Legislative Council co-vice chair.(B) The Senate members of the Legislative Council shall select one (1) …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-303 Bureau of Legislative Research
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(a) There is established under the direction and control of the Legislative Council a Bureau of Legislative Research which shall consist of a director to be selected by the Legislative Council and other assistants as may be provided by legislative appropriation. (b) The Director …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-304 Sessions — Studies — Cooperation of state agencies
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(a) (1) The Legislative Council shall convene at any time during the interim between regular sessions, fiscal sessions, or special sessions of the General Assembly and shall remain in session for such time as it considers necessary for the consideration of all matters relating to…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-305 Hearings — Records — Rules
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(a) Hearings before the Legislative Council shall be public, and all sessions of the Legislative Council shall be open to the public, except in those instances in which the Legislative Council feels that it is necessary to go into executive session. (b) All records, reports, and …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-306 Investigations — Witnesses — Recommendations
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(a) The Legislative Council shall have authority to conduct investigations pertaining to the operation of any state agency, institution, department, or office. (b) After its organization, the Legislative Council shall proceed to investigate all state departments, agencies, instit…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-307 Submission of itemized budgets to Legislative Council
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All state agencies, departments, institutions, and offices shall submit to the Legislative Council a budget for their operation in the manner and at the times as requested by the Legislative Council. The Legislative Council shall ascertain the needs of each department of state go…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-308 Presession budget briefings — Compensation
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(a) (1) The Legislative Council is authorized to conduct or cause to be conducted budget briefings for members and members-elect of the General Assembly during the presession budget hearings conducted by the Legislative Council and the Joint Budget Committee preceding each regula…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-309 Review and approval of state agency rules — Definitions. [Effective until February 1, 2026.]
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(a) (1) (A) In the passage of this section, the General Assembly is aware of the significant number of laws which have been enacted granting to boards, commissions, departments, and administrative agencies of state government the authority to promulgate and enforce rules.(B) The …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-310 Compensation of executive secretary and employees — Cooperation with Council of State Governments — Reimbursement
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(a) (1) The Executive Secretary to the Legislative Council shall be entitled to such salary as may be authorized by appropriation of the General Assembly.(2) All other employees of the Legislative Council shall receive such remuneration as may be provided by the annual appropriat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-3101 Creation
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(a) The Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council is created. (b) (1) The Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council shall consist of twenty (20) members with at least four (4) or more members of the General…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-3102 Duties
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(a) The Highway Commission Review and Advisory Subcommittee of the Legislative Council shall review:(1) (A) Proposed rules of the State Highway Commission required under § 27-65-107(a)(18)(A).(B) (i) Subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section is limited to rule review only.(ii) Rules …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-311 Gifts and donations
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The Legislative Council is authorized to accept gifts, grants, contributions, and donations from the federal government or from private persons, associations, or corporations for use in making studies and in performing the functions and duties of the Legislative Council as prescr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-312 Notification of lawsuits affecting state
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(a) In order that the General Assembly may take whatever steps it deems necessary concerning lawsuits which may affect the State of Arkansas, its officials, or its financial resources:(1) The Attorney General shall notify the Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research who is …
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-313 Meetings — Agenda — Procedures and practices
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(a) (1) The Review Subcommittee of the Legislative Council, the Administrative Rules Subcommittee of the Legislative Council, and the Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Subcommittee of the Legislative Council shall each meet monthly on a date approximately two (2) week…
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-314 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 10-3-314Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 10-3-315 Information and records
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(a) For purposes of this section, “state agency” means every department, division, office, board, commission, and institution of this state, including state-supported institutions of higher education. (b) Every state agency shall provide the Bureau of Legislative Research with in…