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AR HB1558

Bill

Status

Failed

5/1/2017

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Pilkington

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Reduces the signature requirement for petitions to determine licenses for manufacturing or selling intoxicating liquor from 38% to 15% of registered voters in the designated county, township, municipality, ward, or precinct.

  • Reduces the signature requirements for establishing subordinate service districts from 25% to 15% across three categories: number of realty owners, owners of realty acreage, and owners of assessed property value within the proposed district.

  • Reduces the protest threshold for subordinate service district ordinances from 25% to 15% of realty owners, realty acreage owners, and assessed value owners who can file written protests within 30 days to void the ordinance.

  • Applies changes to both initial petition requirements and post-adoption protest procedures for subordinate service district establishment.

Legislative Description

To Amend The Law Concerning The Amount Of Signatures Required For Certain County Petitions; And To Amend A Portion Of The Law Resulting From Initiated Act 1 Of 1942.

Last Action

Died in House Committee at Sine Die Adjournment

5/1/2017

Full Bill Text

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