Arkansas § 19-11-264 Submission of contracts with members of General Assembly required

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§ 19-11-264 — Submission of contracts with members of General Assembly required

Arkansas § 19-11-264

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Ark. Code Ann. § 19-11-264 (2026).

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(a)All contracts with a member of the General Assembly, his or her spouse, or with any business in which such person or his or her spouse is an officer, a director, or a stockholder owning more than ten percent (10%) of the stock in the business shall be presented to the Legislative Council or to the Joint Budget Committee, if the General Assembly is in session, before the execution date of the contract.

(b)The Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee shall provide the State Procurement Director and the Executive Director of the Arkansas Ethics Commission with its review as to the propriety of the contract, including without limitation whether the agency properly complied with the procurement process and whether the contract represents an improper conflict of interest between th

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(a) All contracts with a member of the General Assembly, his or her spouse, or with any business in which such person or his or her spouse is an officer, a director, or a stockholder owning more than ten percent (10%) of the stock in the business shall be presented to the Legislative Council or to the Joint Budget Committee, if the General Assembly is in session, before the execution date of the contract. (b) The Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee shall provide the State Procurement Director and the Executive Director of the Arkansas Ethics Commission with its review as to the propriety of the contract, including without limitation whether the agency properly complied with the procurement process and whether the contract represents an improper conflict of interest between the member and the agency, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the proposed contract. (c) The contract shall not be submitted to the Legislative Council or to the Joint Budget Committee until the Department of Transformation and Shared Services has reviewed the contract and provided the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee with a recommendation regarding the legality of the contract.