AR SB187

Amends Arkansas Code Title 18 sections 18-15-501 through 18-15-509 and 18-15-512 to remove references to the repealed Electric Consumer Choice Act of 1999 and restore terminology as it existed before that act's enactment.

Redefines "electric utility" in § 18-15-512 to mean a public utility as defined in § 23-1-101(9) that owns or operates equipment for producing, generating, transmitting, distributing, or furnishing electricity, replacing references to the repealed statute.

Adds language to § 18-15-503 and 18-15-507 clarifying that electric utilities may provide broadband services over existing lines without obtaining additional easements or court approval, with damages limited to compensation for increased interference from new physical attachments.

Corrects § 18-28-403(a)(1)(B) by changing "shall be" to "are" and replacing "in" with "into" regarding the Abandoned Mineral Proceeds Trust Fund.

Makes technical corrections throughout including grammatical changes (e.g., changing "Any" to "A" and "shall destroy" to "destroys") to modernize language in the affected statutes.