Arkansas § 10-2-115 Introduction of bills affecting public retirement programs

Arkansas Statutes

§ 10-2-115 — Introduction of bills affecting public retirement programs

Arkansas § 10-2-115

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 10-2-115 (2026).

Text

(a)Any proposed legislation affecting any publicly supported retirement system or pension plan to be considered by the General Assembly at a regular session shall be introduced in the General Assembly during the first fifteen (15) calendar days of a regular session.

(b)(1) No such bill shall be introduced after the fifteenth day of a regular session unless its introduction is first approved by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the full membership of each house of the General Assembly.

(2)Additionally, if the General Assembly recesses for longer than three (3) consecutive days during the first fifteen (15) days of a regular session, the fifteen-day introduction deadline shall be extended for a time period equal to the recess.

(c)A bill affecting any publicly supported retirement system or s

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(a) Any proposed legislation affecting any publicly supported retirement system or pension plan to be considered by the General Assembly at a regular session shall be introduced in the General Assembly during the first fifteen (15) calendar days of a regular session. (b) (1) No such bill shall be introduced after the fifteenth day of a regular session unless its introduction is first approved by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the full membership of each house of the General Assembly. (2) Additionally, if the General Assembly recesses for longer than three (3) consecutive days during the first fifteen (15) days of a regular session, the fifteen-day introduction deadline shall be extended for a time period equal to the recess. (c) A bill affecting any publicly supported retirement system or systems shall not be introduced or considered at any special session or fiscal session of the General Assembly unless the introduction and consideration of the bill is first approved by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the full membership of each house of the General Assembly.

Legislative History

Acts 1975, No. 289, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 4-151; Acts 1991, No. 868, § 1; 1993, No. 102, § 1; 1999, No. 1026, § 1; 2001, No. 147, § 1; 2009, No. 962, § 13.