HB 1550 Summary

• Amends Arkansas Code § 16-17-108 to establish and modify salary ranges for district court judges and personnel across Arkansas counties, with amounts varying by county and position

• Increases maximum salary limits for multiple district court positions statewide, including clerk positions in Chicot, Desha, Monroe, and Pope counties, and judge positions in Howard, Little River, and Saline counties

• Updates numbering and renumbers subdivisions throughout the statute to remove obsolete language and consolidate district court salary provisions

• Clarifies salary payment arrangements between cities and counties, specifying percentage splits (such as 50/50 or other proportions) for positions in multi-jurisdictional courts

• Specifies that local salary supplements paid under § 16-17-115(c) shall not be counted when calculating salaries established in this section