SB 706 — TO AMEND 18-15-104(4) AND 18-15-1802(C)(2) AS AMENDED BY SB334 OF 2021; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN BY A STATE AGENCY.
Last action — Notification that SB706 is now Act 1044
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 21, 2021. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
- SB 706 Current pdf
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The bill amends the definition of 'state agency' and repeals the exemption of the Arkansas Department of Transportation from proving the necessity of property taking under eminent domain.
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18-15-104(4)
The Arkansas Department of Transportation; orRemoves the Arkansas Department of Transportation from the definition of 'state agency'.
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18-15-1802(c)(2)
(2) The Arkansas Department of Transportation is exempt from the burden of proving whether the taking is necessary to achieve a public use as required under subdivision (c)(1) of this section.Eliminates the exemption for the Arkansas Department of Transportation regarding the necessity of property taking.
Action History
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Notification that SB706 is now Act 1044
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DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
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Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
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ORDERED ENROLLED
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Returned from the House as passed.
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Returned To the Senate as passed.
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Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
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Returned by the Committee Do Pass
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Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
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RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
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Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
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Read the third time and passed.
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Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
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Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
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Filed
Sponsors
- B. Ballinger · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (137)
137 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 137 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 85 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 85 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 1% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (100)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 9% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Beckham | — | Yea |
| Bledsoe | — | Yea |
| Elliott | — | Yea |
| Rapert | — | Yea |
| Teague | — | Yea |
| Alan Clark | — | Yea |
| B. Ballinger | — | Yea |
| B. Sample | — | Yea |
| Bart Hester | — | Yea |
| Ben Gilmore | — | Yea |
| Blake Johnson | — | Yea |
| Breanne Davis | — | Yea |
| C. Tucker | — | Yea |
| Dan Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Dave Wallace | — | Yea |
| G. Stubblefield | — | Nay |
| Greg Leding | — | Yea |
| J. Hendren | — | Yea |
| J. Sturch | — | Yea |
| Jane English | — | Yea |
| Jimmy Hickey, Jr | — | Yea |
| Jonathan Dismang | — | Nay |
| K. Ingram | — | Yea |
| Kim Hammer | — | Yea |
| L. Chesterfield | — | Nay |
| L. Eads | — | Not Voting |
| M. Pitsch | — | Yea |
| Mark Johnson | — | Yea |
| Missy Irvin | — | Not Voting |
| Ricky Hill | — | Yea |
| Ronald Caldwell | — | Yea |
| S. Flowers | — | Not Voting |
| Scott Flippo | — | Yea |
| T. Garner | — | Yea |
| Terry Rice | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 706?
- SB 706 is sponsored by B. Ballinger.
- What is the current status of SB 706?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 21, 2021. Enacted.
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