SCR 1 Summary

• Adopts joint rules for the Arkansas Senate and House of Representatives governing legislative procedures, bill processing, and joint sessions during the 92nd General Assembly.

• Establishes requirements for bill introduction, including deadlines of the 50th day for appropriation bills and 55th day for other bills in regular sessions, with exceptions requiring two-thirds member consent.

• Mandates all bills and resolutions use an automated bill preparation system with specific formatting including strikethrough for deleted language and underlining for new language.

• Specifies procedures for bill enrollment, signing by both presiding officers, conference committees, and submission to the Governor.

• Restricts constitutional amendment proposals to one at a time from each house until approved by majority vote, with a third amendment requiring two-thirds consent from both chambers.