Article 98, § 26 — Acts Amending Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016

(a) (1) If an act of the General Assembly amends one (1) or more sections of this amendment under § 23 of this amendment, the Arkansas Code Revision Commission may, by a majority vote of the commission, make the following revisions to the act so long as the revisions do not change the substance or meaning of the act: (A) Correct the spelling of words; (B) Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity; (C) Correct manifest typographical and grammatical errors; (D) Correct manifest errors in references to laws and other documents; (E) Correct manifest errors in internal reference numbers; (F) Number, renumber, redesignate, and rearrange the provisions of this amendment at issue; (G) Change internal reference numbers to agree with renumbered sections, subsections, subdivisions, or other provisions of law; (H) Insert or delete hyphens in words to follow correct grammatical usage; (I) Change numerals or symbols to words or vice versa and add figures or words if they are merely repetitions of written words or vice versa for purposes of uniformity and style; (J) Change the form of nouns, pronouns, and verbs for purposes of style and grammar; (K) Correct punctuation; and (L) Change gender-specific language to gender-neutral language. (2) (A) If more than one (1) act amending a section of this amendment under § 23 of this amendment is enacted by the General Assembly during the same session, the commission may, by a majority vote of the commission, revise this amendment as necessary so that all of the enactments shall be given effect, including without limitation renumbering, redesignating, and rearranging sections, subsections, and subdivisions of this amendment. (B) In the event that one (1) or more acts amending a section of this amendment under § 23 of this amendment result in an irreconcilable conflict with one (1) or more acts amending a section of this amendment enacted during the same session, the commission may, by a majority vote of the commission, revise this amendment so that the conflicting provision of the last enactment prevails. (b) If the commission makes revisions under subsection (a) of this section, the commission shall file a report with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Governor that: (1) Explains the revisions made under subsection (a) of this section; and (2) Includes the text of this amendment as amended by the revisions made under subsection (a) of this section.