This is a summary list of bills (by bill number, lead sponsor and title) introduced through Thursday 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.
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HOUSE
HB1193, Speaks -- To clarify that district court fees shall be credited to the general fund of the county.
HB1194, Speaks -- To amend the law concerning the apportionment of fire protection premium tax funds.
HB1197, Leding -- Concerning the sentencing of a person under 18 years of age; establishing the Fair Sentencing for Minors Act of 2015.
HB1198, Leding -- To amend the statutes concerning the Arkansas local police and fire retirement system; and to amend the law concerning local police and fire pension and relief funds.
HB1199, Leding -- To amend the statutes concerning the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System.
HB1200, Leding -- To amend the statutes concerning the Arkansas teacher retirement system.
HB1201, Jett -- To provide qualified manufacturers of steel with alternate qualification standards and an extended carry-forward period for the income tax credit allowed for waste reduction, reuse or recycling equipment.
HB1202, Shepherd -- Concerning the mandatory loss of retirement benefits for members of the Arkansas Judicial Retirement System.
HB1203, Hammer -- Concerning the use of deadly physical force in defense of a person.
HB1204, Baine -- To amend the law concerning the duration of participation in the local police and fire deferred retirement option plan.
HB1208, Gonzales -- Concerning a statewide accounting of all unsubmitted rape kits.
HB1209, Gonzales -- To amend the credited service received by certain officials in an employment position covered by the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System.
HB1210, Lundstrum -- To allow municipalities to contract for fire service.
SENATE
SB172, J. Hutchinson -- To eliminate duplicative regulation by deregulating from coverage under the Arkansas Title Insurance Act attorneys licensed and regulated by the Supreme Court; and to declare an emergency.
SB176, A. Clark -- To modify the qualifications for a person to serve as the commissioner of education.
SB177, J. Woods -- Placing the salaries of prosecuting attorneys under the jurisdiction of the Independent Citizens Commission; amending Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, Section 31; and declaring an emergency.
SB178, A. Clark -- To end enrollment in the Health Care Independence Program; to restore Medicaid Waiver Programs previously ended due to the Health Care Independence Program; and to declare an emergency.
SB179, A. Clark -- To require a school district subject to a desegregation order to notify the Department of Education and to provide a copy of the desegregation order; to amend the Public School Choice Act of 2013; and to declare an emergency.
SB180, E. Williams -- To provide school districts with flexibility in determining whether to declare an emergency inclement-weather day; and to declare an emergency.
SB181, E. Williams -- To regulate foundation repair contracts; and to require a contractor to record a foundation repair contract.
SB182, E. Williams -- To regulate the eligibility of certain retirees to participate in the state and public school life and health insurance program.
SB183, E. Williams -- To create procedures for oversight of fossil-fuel-fired electric generating units; to regulate carbon dioxide emissions; and to create procedures for approval of the state plan by the legislative council.
A section on 01/30/2015