Legislative summary

This is a summary list of bills (by bill number, lead sponsor and title) introduced through Wednesday in the 90th General Assembly, except for appropriation bills, which, along with other bills and resolutions, may be found at the legislative website: arkleg.state.ar.us.

HOUSE

HB1107, Gossage -- To amend the statutes concerning the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.

HB1110, Womack -- To allow dealers to purchase scrap metal from certain minors.

HB1111, Sabin -- To create the Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act; to regulate public-private partnerships for public facilities and infrastructure.

HB1112, Sabin -- To amend the law concerning the sales and use tax exemption for sales by a charitable organization.

HB1113, Bell -- To eliminate the dual status of the state holiday celebrating Robert E. Lee's birthday on the same day as the state holiday celebrating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

HB1114, Lowery -- Concerning the criminal offense of perjury and creating the offense of criminal impersonation in an election.

HB1115, Lowery -- To create the Parent-Child Relationship Protection Act; to provide factors for a court to consider when determining whether a change of a child's principal place of residence is in the child's best interest.

HB1116, Lowery -- To revise the hours of employment allowed for children under 17 years of age.

HB1117, Lowery -- Creating enhanced penalties for offenses committed against an elder person.

HB1118, B. Overbey -- Concerning county retention practices for homestead credit letters.

HB1119, Love -- To eliminate the dual status of the state holiday celebrating Robert E. Lee's birthday on the same day as the state holiday celebrating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

HB1120, Magie -- To establish the Arkansas Anesthesiologist Assistant Act.

SENATE

SB80, B. Sample -- To require a state agency that is an employer of members of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System to make contribution by electronic transfer and to report contributions electronically.

SB81, Hickey -- Combining the offenses of driving while intoxicated and boating while intoxicated; concerning the omnibus DWI Act, the Underage DUI Law, suspensions of a person's driver's license and vehicle registration.

SB83, Hickey -- Prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering on a public school campus under certain circumstances.

SB87, K. Ingram -- To amend the law concerning the division of community service and nonprofit support.

A section on 01/22/2015

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