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AR HB1522
Bill
Status
4/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Richard Womack
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AI Summary
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Newly incorporated municipalities can receive Municipal Aid Fund distributions, turnback funds, and county sales and use tax revenues using population estimates from the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office until federal census data becomes available
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Changes existing law from applying only to municipalities that incorporate during a federal decennial census year to applying whenever any municipality incorporates
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Population calculations will be based on the most recent federal decennial census data as determined by the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office
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Declared an emergency measure because newly incorporated municipalities may wait over a year for federal census data, preventing them from receiving funds needed to provide essential services
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Approved by the Governor on April 14, 2025
Legislative Description
To Amend The Law To Allow For The Distribution Of Funds In The Municipal Aid Fund, Turnback Funds, And County Sales And Use Tax Revenues To Newly Incorporated Municipalities; And To Declare An Emergency.
Last Action
Notification that HB1522 is now Act 620
4/14/2025