HB 1319 Summary

• Clarifies that the Arkansas Public Service Commission office is located in Little Rock, the state capital, rather than specifically in the State Capitol Building.

• Amends utility exemption provisions under the Utility Facility Environmental and Economic Protection Act by subdividing and removing duplicative language for clarity.

• Reorganizes and alphabetizes definitions in insurance code provisions, including "pharmacy benefits manager," "pharmacy benefits plan or program," and "third-party administrator" with expanded subcategories.

• Amends Arkansas Lottery regulations to clarify the Director's authority to cancel, deny, revoke, suspend, or fail to renew major procurement contracts and retailer licenses, and removes an erroneous 48-month time limit for first-offense penalties for selling lottery tickets to minors.

• Establishes legislative intent that this act makes only technical, not substantive, changes to the Arkansas Code and shall not repeal acts from the 91st General Assembly's regular session.