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562 Bills Being Tracked |
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Bill Number |
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Sponsor |
Description |
History or Comments |
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HB-1789 |
HB1789.pdf
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Edwards |
Authorizes advertising and promotion commissions to purchase, own, operate, sell, lease, contract, or otherwise deal in real property.
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HB-2352 |
HB2352.pdf
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Greenberg |
Revises membership of advertising and promotion commissions in municipalities with population of 125,000 or more.
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| Agriculture |
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Bill Number |
Full Text |
Sponsor |
Description |
History or Comments |
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HB-1208 |
HB1208.pdf
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King |
Creates a hardship exemption for the Soil Nutrient Management Planner and Applicator Certification Act and requires an annual meeting between the Executive Director of the Natural Resources Commission and the Nutrient Management Board.
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HB-2406 |
HB2406.pdf
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Davenport |
Establishes a "lemon law" for certain agricultural and industrial equipment. (incomplete bill)
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SB-896 |
SB896.pdf
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Broadway |
Revises the levy of assessments on rice; revises requirements of referendum on levies; requires Rice Promotion Board to spend 60% or proceeds on rice research, 40% on rice promotion.
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SB-937 |
SB937.pdf
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Bryles |
Establishes an assessment of $.03 per bushel on grains and earmarks the proceeds to the Grain Assessment Fund to be used by the Agriculture Department for biofuel incentives.
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SB-949 |
SB949.pdf
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Jeffress, G. |
Revises provisions relating to the transfer of ownership of poultry operations. (incomplete bill)
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| Alcohol and Beverage |
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Bill Number |
Full Text |
Sponsor |
Description |
History or Comments |
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HB-1651 |
HB1651.pdf
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Wells |
Creates a small farm winery license and authorizes those wineries to sell, serve, and bottle their own wines or wines from another small farm winery, either on-premises or at an off-premises retail outlet.
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SB-592 |
SB592.pdf
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Whitaker |
Allows both in-state and out-of-state wineries to ship wine to Arkansas consumers; creates a direct wine shipper's permit; requires direct permit holders to annually pay all sales tax due on sales to individuals in the state.
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SB-593 |
SB593.pdf
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Whitaker |
Creates a vinous beverage wholesalers permit; allowing out-of-state wineries to deliver directly to retailers; prescribes requirements to transport and warehouse vinous beverages.
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SB-795 |
SB795.pdf
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Wilkins |
Levies a 5% excise tax on wine, beer and liquor; earmarks proceeds to the Arkansas Substance Abuse Programs Trust Fund; funds to be administered by the DHHS-Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention for certain programs.
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SB-1004 |
SB1004.pdf
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Malone |
Levies a special excise tax of 1% on all retail proceeds derived from the sale of beer, with the funds being credited as general revenue.
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| Alternative Fuel |
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Bill Number |
Full Text |
Sponsor |
Description |
History or Comments |
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HB-1379 |
HB1379.pdf
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Petrus |
Creates the Alternative Fuels Development Program, providing production incentives for alternative fuel producers, feedstock processors, and biodiesel distributors through the Arkansas Agriculture Department.
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Includes ASCC/AIA Comments
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HB-2292 |
HB2292.pdf
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Harrelson |
Creates the Arkansas Renewable Fuels Production Accountability Act, requiring 20% of the harvested corn crop and 2.5% of the soybean crop be used in Arkansas renewable fuels facilities, effective after ethanol prices fall below gasoline prices.
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HB-2366 |
HB2366.pdf
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Schulte |
Requires state agencies use a minimum 2% blend biodiesel, develop policies requiring alternative fuels when available, replace entire fleet with alternative fueled vehicles by 2012, and report annually on progress and recommendations.
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HB-2442 |
HB2442.pdf
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Maloch |
Creates the Lignite Development Act, establishing a pilot program to examine the feasibility of the mining and use of lignite as a potential energy source for electric power plants and to produce synthetic natural gas and gasoline.
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HB-2722 |
HB2722.pdf
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Sullivan |
Creates the Arkansas Alternative Fuels Development Act, setting goals for statewide production of biofuels, requiring all diesel fuel sold to contain minimum two percent biofuel, and providing fuel pump labeling standards.
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SB-237 |
SB237.pdf
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Thompson |
Sets annual alternative fuels production goals from in-state facilities, increasing to 200 million gallons in 2011; sets requirement all diesel fuel sold in state contain at least 2% biodiesel effective 7/1/08, and 5% effective 7/1/09.
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| Animal Cruelty |
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Bill Number |
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Description |
History or Comments |
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HB-1123 |
HB1123.pdf
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Saunders |
Creates a criminal offense of aggravated cruelty to animals; exempts lawful hunting, fishing, scientific testing conducted in a lab or institution, and other; sets penalty as Class D felony.
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HB-2788 |
HB2788.pdf
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Saunders |
Creates offense of aggravated cruelty to a dog, cat, or horse as a Class A misdemeanor; subsequent offense is Class D felony; exemptions for protection of livestock and poultry and law veterinary practice; prescribes search warrant authority, more.
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