Arkansas 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1896 — TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.

Last action — Notification that HB1896 is now Act 1025

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 20, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

  • HB 1896 Current pdf

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies various provisions regarding the petition process and notice requirements for establishing improvement districts in Arkansas.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-88-203(a)

    more than fifteen (15) → thirty (30)

    Increases the notice period for petition hearings from fifteen to thirty days.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-92-205(f)(2)

    A petition under this section shall contain a bold heading stating that a signature on the petition is a vote to create the district.

    Adds a requirement for a bold heading on petitions stating that signatures indicate support for creating the district.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-92-206(a)(1)

    at least thirty (30)

    Clarifies that hearings must be scheduled at least thirty days after filing a petition.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-93-105(f)(2)

    A petition under this section shall contain a bold heading stating that a signature on the petition is a vote to create the district.

    Imposes the same bold heading requirement on petitions for forming property owners' improvement districts.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-93-106(a)(2)(A)

    not later than ten (10) → not more than sixty (60)

    Changes the timeline for setting hearing dates from a maximum of ten days to between thirty and sixty days after petition presentation.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-116-201(b)

    A petition under this section shall contain a bold heading stating that a signature on the petition is a vote to create the district.

    Adds a requirement for a bold heading on petitions for water district establishment.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-116-205(a)

    Within → Between

    Clarifies the time frame for presenting petitions following a commission report, changing 'Within' to 'Between.'

  • Arkansas Code § 14-250-106(b)

    prior to before

    Corrects an error in the text regarding the approval required for unincorporated areas.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-250-107(b)

    Within → Between

    Modifies the timeframe for petition presentation to the court after the department report.

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Notification that HB1896 is now Act 1025

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

  4. Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

  5. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

  6. Re-referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  7. Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1

  8. Returned To the House as passed as amended.

  9. Read the third time and passed.

  10. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  11. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  12. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  13. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

  14. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

  15. Received from the House.

  16. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  17. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  18. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  19. Filed

Sponsors

  • Gates · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Gates

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (137)

137 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

Passed 92 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 92008
Total 92008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Godfrey — Yea
Hawks — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Slape — Yea
Glover — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Berry — Yea
Brown — Yea
Christiansen — Yea
Cloud — Yea
A. Davis — Yea
D. Douglas — Yea
Blake — Yea
Bragg — Yea
Burch — Yea
Capp — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Deffenbaugh — Yea
Fielding — Not Voting
Fortner — Yea
Gates — Yea
Hillman — Yea
House — Yea
Jett — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Nicks — Yea
Richey — Yea
Rushing — Yea
Sorvillo — Yea
Speaks — Yea
Watson — Yea
Aaron Pilkington — Yea
Andrew Collins — Yea
Austin McCollum — Yea
B. Smith — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Yea
Bruce Cozart — Yea
C. Fite — Not Voting
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Yea
Cindy Crawford — Yea
Clint Penzo — Yea
D. Ferguson — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
David Whitaker — Yea
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Della Rosa — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Yea
Fredrick J. Love — Yea
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Not Voting
Jamie Scott — Yea
Jeff Wardlaw — Not Voting
Jim Dotson — Yea
Jim Petty — Yea
Jim Wooten — Yea
Jimmy Gazaway — Yea
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Yea
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Yea
Justin Boyd — Yea
Justin Gonzales — Yea
K. Ferguson — Yea
L. Fite — Yea
L. Johnson — Yea
Lane Jean — Yea
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
M. Davis — Yea
M. Gray — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark Perry — Yea
Mary Bentley — Yea
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Nicole Clowney — Yea
Reginald Murdock — Yea
Richard Womack — Yea
Rick Beck — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Yea
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
S. Smith — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Steven Walker — Not Voting
Tippi McCullough — Yea
V. Flowers — Yea

Official roll call →

Read the third time and passed.

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Total 34001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
E. Cheatham — Yea
Elliott — Yea
Bledsoe — Yea
Bond — Not Voting
Maloch — Yea
Rapert — Yea
Teague — Yea
Alan Clark — Yea
B. Ballinger — Yea
B. Sample — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
G. Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Yea
J. Hendren — Yea
J. Sturch — Yea
Jane English — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Yea
Jonathan Dismang — Yea
K. Ingram — Yea
Kim Hammer — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Yea
L. Eads — Yea
M. Pitsch — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Yea
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
S. Flowers — Yea
Scott Flippo — Yea
T. Garner — Yea
Terry Rice — Yea

Official roll call →

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 880012
Total 880012
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Christiansen — Yea
Cloud — Yea
A. Davis — Yea
D. Douglas — Yea
Glover — Yea
Godfrey — Yea
Hawks — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Slape — Yea
Berry — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Blake — Yea
Bragg — Yea
Burch — Yea
Capp — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Deffenbaugh — Not Voting
Fielding — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Gates — Yea
Hillman — Yea
House — Yea
Jett — Not Voting
Lowery — Not Voting
Miller — Not Voting
Nicks — Yea
Richey — Yea
Rushing — Yea
Sorvillo — Yea
Speaks — Yea
Watson — Yea
Aaron Pilkington — Yea
Andrew Collins — Yea
Austin McCollum — Yea
B. Smith — Yea
Brian S. Evans — Yea
Brit McKenzie — Yea
Bruce Cozart — Yea
C. Fite — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Carlton Wing — Yea
Carol Dalby — Yea
Cindy Crawford — Yea
Clint Penzo — Yea
D. Ferguson — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
David Whitaker — Yea
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Della Rosa — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Not Voting
Fredrick J. Love — Yea
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Yea
Jamie Scott — Yea
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jim Dotson — Yea
Jim Petty — Yea
Jim Wooten — Yea
Jimmy Gazaway — Not Voting
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Yea
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Yea
Justin Boyd — Yea
Justin Gonzales — Yea
K. Ferguson — Not Voting
L. Fite — Yea
L. Johnson — Yea
Lane Jean — Not Voting
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
M. Davis — Yea
M. Gray — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark Perry — Not Voting
Mary Bentley — Yea
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Nicole Clowney — Yea
Reginald Murdock — Yea
Richard Womack — Yea
Rick Beck — Yea
Robin Lundstrum — Yea
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
S. Smith — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Yea
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Steven Walker — Yea
Tippi McCullough — Yea
V. Flowers — Not Voting

Official roll call →

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HB 1896 is sponsored by Gates.
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