Arkansas 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 220 — TO REPEAL OBSOLETE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 24; TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF TITLE 24 RELATING TO RETIREMENT BENEFITS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Last action — Notification that SB220 is now Act 448

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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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

  • SB 220 Current pdf

How this bill changes current law

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The bill repeals several outdated provisions related to retirement benefits for members of the Arkansas General Assembly and makes amendments to existing sections pertaining to member eligibility and overpayment recoupment.

  • Arkansas Code § 24-4-704

    24-4-704. Contributory members of General Assembly — Eight years' service before 1967 plus credit for other service.

    This section, which allowed certain members of the General Assembly to retire with specified service credits, has been completely removed.

  • Arkansas Code § 24-4-705

    24-4-705. Contributory members of General Assembly — Voluntary retirement.

    This section concerning voluntary retirement for General Assembly members has been repealed, eliminating previous conditions for retirement.

  • Arkansas Code § 24-4-706

    24-4-706. Contributory members of General Assembly — Retirement benefits generally.

    This provision regarding the retirement benefits for General Assembly members has been entirely removed.

  • Arkansas Code § 24-4-707

    24-4-707. Contributory members of General Assembly — Presiding officers.

    The rules for retirement annuities for presiding officers in the General Assembly are now repealed.

  • Arkansas Code § 24-4-710

    24-4-710. Contributory credited service for General Assembly members and state constitutional officers dying in office — Surviving spouse benefits.

    This section providing for credited service and surviving spouse benefits has been repealed.

  • Arkansas Code § 24-4-712

    24-4-712. Contributory Governor.

    The provision that established retirement criteria and benefits for Governors has been completely repealed.

  • Arkansas Code § 24-4-207(c)(2)(B)

    the overpayment shall not be recouped by the board unless the overpayment is a result of an error on the part of a member, retirant, or beneficiary. → the overpayment shall not be recouped by the board unless the overpayment is a result of an error on the part of a member, retirant, or beneficiary.

    This amendment clarifies the conditions under which overpayments can be recouped.

  • Arkansas Code § 24-4-301(a)(2)(A)(i)(b)

    However, if the member's only service under an Arkansas retirement plan, as provided under § 24-2-401 et seq., is service as a member of the General Assembly, then the member must have ten (10) or more years of actual service to be eligible for benefits. → However, if the member's only service under an Arkansas retirement plan, as provided under § 24-2-401 et seq., is service as a member of the General Assembly, then the member must have ten (10) or more years of actual service to be eligible for benefits.

    This amendment maintains the requirement for eligibility based on service duration for members of the General Assembly.

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Notification that SB220 is now Act 448

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

  6. Returned To the Senate as passed.

  7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

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

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  12. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  13. Read the third time and passed.

  14. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

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

  16. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

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

  18. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT

  19. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (137)

137 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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

Passed 77 Yea · 3 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 773020
Total 773020
% of votes cast 77%3%0%20%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Berry — Yea
Brown — Yea
Christiansen — Yea
Cloud — Yea
A. Davis — Yea
D. Douglas — Yea
Glover — Yea
Godfrey — Yea
Hawks — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Slape — Yea
Richardson — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Blake — Not Voting
Bragg — Yea
Burch — Yea
Capp — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Deffenbaugh — Yea
Fielding — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Gates — Yea
Hillman — Yea
House — Not Voting
Jett — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Nicks — Yea
Richey — Yea
Rushing — Yea
Sorvillo — Not Voting
Speaks — Yea
Watson — Yea
Aaron Pilkington — Yea
Andrew Collins — Nay
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 — Not Voting
Clint Penzo — Yea
D. Ferguson — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
David Whitaker — Yea
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Della Rosa — Yea
Denise Garner — Nay
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Not Voting
Fredrick J. Love — Not Voting
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Yea
Jamie Scott — Not Voting
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jim Dotson — Not Voting
Jim Petty — Yea
Jim Wooten — Not Voting
Jimmy Gazaway — Not Voting
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Yea
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark Perry — Yea
Mary Bentley — Yea
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Nicole Clowney — Not Voting
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 — Nay
V. Flowers — Yea

Official roll call →

EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

Passed 71 Yea · 2 Nay · 27 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 712027
Total 712027
% of votes cast 71%2%0%27%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Hawks — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Slape — Yea
Richardson — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Berry — Yea
Brown — Yea
Christiansen — Yea
Cloud — Yea
A. Davis — Yea
D. Douglas — Yea
Glover — Yea
Godfrey — Yea
Blake — Not Voting
Bragg — Yea
Burch — Yea
Capp — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Deffenbaugh — Yea
Fielding — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Gates — Yea
Hillman — Yea
House — Not Voting
Jett — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Nicks — Not Voting
Richey — Yea
Rushing — Yea
Sorvillo — Not Voting
Speaks — Yea
Watson — Yea
Aaron Pilkington — Yea
Andrew Collins — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Clint Penzo — Yea
D. Ferguson — Yea
Dan Sullivan — Yea
David Whitaker — Yea
DeAnn Vaught — Yea
Della Rosa — Yea
Denise Garner — Not Voting
Dwight Tosh — Yea
Frances Cavenaugh — Yea
Fred Allen — Not Voting
Fredrick J. Love — Not Voting
Harlan Breaux — Yea
Jack Ladyman — Yea
Jamie Scott — Not Voting
Jeff Wardlaw — Yea
Jim Dotson — Not Voting
Jim Petty — Yea
Jim Wooten — Not Voting
Jimmy Gazaway — Not Voting
John Maddox — Yea
John Payton — Not Voting
Johnny Rye — Yea
Jon S. Eubanks — Yea
Julie Mayberry — Yea
Justin Boyd — Nay
Justin Gonzales — Yea
K. Ferguson — Not Voting
L. Fite — Yea
L. Johnson — Nay
Lane Jean — Yea
Les D. Eaves — Yea
Les Warren — Yea
M. Davis — Yea
M. Gray — Yea
M. Hodges — Yea
M. Hodges — Not Voting
Marcus E. Richmond — Yea
Mark Perry — Yea
Mary Bentley — Yea
Mike Holcomb — Yea
Nicole Clowney — Not Voting
Reginald Murdock — Not Voting
Richard Womack — Not Voting
Rick Beck — Not Voting
Robin Lundstrum — Yea
Roger D. Lynch — Yea
Ron McNair — Yea
S. Smith — Yea
Sonia Eubanks Barker — Not Voting
Stephen Magie — Yea
Stephen Meeks — Yea
Steve Hollowell — Yea
Steven Walker — Not Voting
Tippi McCullough — Not Voting
V. Flowers — Yea

Official roll call →

Read the third time and passed.

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Total 35000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
B. Ballinger — Yea
E. Cheatham — Yea
L. Chesterfield — Yea
L. Eads — Yea
Elliott — Yea
J. Hendren — Yea
K. Ingram — Yea
M. Pitsch — Yea
B. Sample — Yea
J. Sturch — Yea
Bledsoe — Yea
Bond — Yea
Maloch — Yea
Rapert — Yea
Teague — Yea
Alan Clark — Yea
Bart Hester — Yea
Blake Johnson — Yea
Breanne Davis — Yea
Cameron Cooper — Yea
Dave Wallace — Yea
Denise Garner — Yea
Gary Stubblefield — Yea
Greg Leding — Yea
Jane English — Yea
Jimmy Hickey, Jr — Yea
Jonathan Dismang — Yea
Kim Hammer — Yea
Mark Johnson — Yea
Missy Irvin — Yea
Ricky Hill — Yea
Ronald Caldwell — Yea
Scott Flippo — Yea
Stephanie Flowers — Yea
Terry Rice — Yea

Official roll call →

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