This is a summary list of bills (by bill number, lead sponsor and title) introduced through Monday in the 90th General Assembly, except for appropriation bills, which, along with other bills and resolutions, may be found at the legislative website: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
HOUSE
Bills
HB1156, Blake -- To impose a tax on e-cigarettes; and to create the E-cigarettes Tax Act.
HB1157, Davis -- To authorize the awarding of flags to families of certain law enforcement officers who lose their lives in the course of their employment; and to declare an emergency.
HB1158, Womack -- To stimulate job creation and economic development while preserving health and safety standards.
HB1159, Baltz -- To amend the licensure of a manufacturer, importer, distributor, jobber, retailer, or shooter of fireworks.
HB1160, Hammer -- To amend the prescriptive authority of an advanced practice nurse; to create the Certified Nurse Practitioner Medically Underserved Permit Program.
HB1161, Hammer -- To exempt a concierge service arrangement from the insurance laws of Arkansas.
HB1162, D. Ferguson -- To create the Arkansas Graduate Registered Physician Act.
HB1163, Bell -- To amend Arkansas law concerning the political freedom of public employees.
HB1164, C. Fite -- Concerning level 4 sex offenders residing near a church or other place of worship.
HB1165, Gonzales -- To amend the prescriptive authority of an advanced practice nurse and a physician assistant.
HB1168, Bell --To change the name of the Arkansas Geographic Information Office to the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office; and to make technical corrections to the law.
Notable Resolutions
HR1004, C. Fite -- To commend Taiwan and the state of Arkansas for their sister-state relationship and to encourage its further economic development.
SENATE
Bills
SB114, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 25 of the Arkansas Code concerning state government.
SB115, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 18 of the Arkansas Code concerning property rights and interests.
SB116, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 15 of the Arkansas Code concerning natural resources and economic development.
SB117, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 10 of the Arkansas Code concerning the General Assembly.
SB118, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 22 of the Arkansas Code concerning public property.
SB119, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 21 of the Arkansas Code concerning public officers and employees.
SB120, D. Johnson -- Making technical corrections to Title 16 of the Arkansas Code.
SB121, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 11 of the Arkansas Code concerning labor and industrial relations.
SB122, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 1 of the Arkansas Code concerning general provisions of Arkansas law.
SB123, D. Johnson -- Making technical corrections to Title 5 of the Arkansas Code.
SB124, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 17 of the Arkansas Code concerning professions, occupations, and businesses.
SB125, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 20 of the Arkansas Code concerning public health and welfare.
SB126, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 27 of the Arkansas Code concerning transportation.
SB127, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 6 of the Arkansas Code concerning education.
SB128, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 4 of the Arkansas Code, concerning business and commercial law.
SB129, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 12 of the Arkansas Code concerning law enforcement, emergency management, and military affairs; and to make a technical correction to Title 20 concerning a reference to Title 12.
SB130, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 8 of the Arkansas Code concerning environmental law.
SB131, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 26 of the Arkansas Code concerning taxation.
SB132, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 23 of the Arkansas Code concerning public utilities and regulated industries.
SB133, Bledsoe -- To encourage the use of telemedicine; and to declare an emergency.
SB134, D. Johnson -- To make technical corrections to Title 24 of the Arkansas Code concerning public retirement.
SB135, J. Cooper -- To promote overall efficiency and delivery of health care services of the Arkansas Medicaid Program.
SB137, Rapert -- To repeal lump-sum payments of reserve value of small annuities in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System; and to declare an emergency.
SB138, Files -- To amend the law concerning annexation and enclaves.
SB142, J. Hutchinson -- To amend the Arkansas Athletic Trainers Act.
SB143, J. Hutchinson -- To clarify the laws governing dental practice.
Metro on 01/27/2015