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AR SB96

Bill

Status

Failed

5/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Clint Penzo

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Origin

Senate

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Repeals Arkansas Code Title 14, Chapter 362, Subchapter 3, which established the framework for regional airport authorities to detach their property from municipalities through a petition process involving county courts, assessors, and clerks

  • Narrows detachment authority so regional airport authorities may only detach from a municipality if that municipality merges with, is annexed to, or consolidates with another municipality, requiring approval by majority vote of the authority's board of directors

  • Eliminates existing provisions that required two-thirds board approval for detachment petitions, coordination with the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office, and negotiation of outstanding debt obligations and municipal services

  • Applies retroactively to January 1, 2024, invalidating any detachment petition filed by a regional airport authority under the repealed statutes on or after that date

Legislative Description

To Amend The Law Concerning Detachment By A Regional Airport Authority; And To Repeal Regional Airport Authority Detachment.

Last Action

Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

5/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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