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AR SB544
Bill
Status
Passed
4/7/2017
Primary Sponsor
Keith Ingram
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AI Summary
- Amends Arkansas Code § 14-55-202 regarding the reading requirement for municipal ordinances
- Maintains existing requirement that all bylaws and ordinances of general or permanent nature must be fully and distinctly read on three (3) different days unless two-thirds of municipal council members vote to dispense with the rule
- Adds new requirement for cities with populations less than 15,000 persons: ordinances previously submitted to and approved by voters cannot be amended, repealed, or altered without three (3) readings spaced at least twenty-eight (28) days apart
- Approved April 6, 2017
Legislative Description
To Amend The Law Concerning Ordinances Of Municipalities And Procedures For Adoption.
Last Action
Notification that SB544 is now Act 1052
4/7/2017
Committee Referrals
City, County and Local Affairs3/27/2017
City, County & Local Affairs3/2/2017
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