Bills Signed: HB1020, HB1096, HB1117, HB1119, HB1133, HB1168, HB1177, HB1192, HB1231 …


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Thursday, April 13, 2023, the Governor signed into law:

HB1020, to amend the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act; and to revise charging orders under the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act.
 
HB1096, an Act for the Department of Finance and Administration – Disbursing Officer Appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
HB1117, an Act for the Department of Human Services – Medicaid Tobacco Settlement Program appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
HB1119, an Act for the Department of Human Services – Division of County Operations appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
HB1133, an Act for the Secretary of State appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
HB1168, an Act for the Department of Labor and Licensing – Boards and Commissions appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
HB1177, to amend the law regarding alcoholic beverages to clarify the law on private club advertising.
 
HB1192, to repeal the Public School Educational Cooperative Act of 1981; and to amend the Education Service Cooperative Act of 1985.
 
HB1231, an Act for the Department of Public Safety appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
HB1237, to regulate the business of taxicab, automobile, or similar vehicle engaged in carrying passengers for hire.
 
HB1252, to modify the Arkansas Health Care Consumer Act; and to require coverage for prosthetic devices for athletics or recreation and prosthetic devices for showering or bathing.
 
HB1446, to provide state oversight of quality of care provided to children in psychiatric residential treatment facilities and other regulated facilities.
 
HB1466, an Act for the Arkansas State Claims Commission appropriation for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
 
HB1485, to authorize the issuance of special license plates for national historic sites in Arkansas; and to create the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site special license plate.
 
HB1488, an Act for the Arkansas Cyber Response Board appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
HB1505, an Act for the Department of Commerce – Arkansas Economic Development Commission – Rural Arkansas Economic Development Initiative appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
HB1514, to require that opioid overdose rescue kits be located on each campus of each public high school and state-supported institution of higher education.
 
HB1603, to amend the law concerning the Drug Crime Special Assessment; and the use of grants funded by the Drug Crime Special Assessment.
 
HB1606, regarding the suspension of permits for a retailer’s failure to pay a wholesaler or manufacturer for tobacco products, vapor products, alternative nicotine products, or e-liquids.
 
HB1624, to amend the law concerning the projects eligible for the income tax credit for surface water conversion under the Water Resource Conservation and Development Incentives Act to include projects in Chicot County.
 
HB1633, to amend the law concerning the amount of property damage to a vehicle involved in an accident requires an accident report by law enforcement.
 
HB1635, to amend the law concerning the restrictions on a driver when overtaking and passing a vehicle on the left.
 
HB1642, to amend the definition of “passenger motor vehicles” for purposes of determining motor vehicle restrictions for state agencies and institutions of higher education.
 
HB1652, to amend the law concerning the procurement of professional services; and to amend the definitions of “construction management” and “political subdivision” for purposes of the procurement of professional services.
 
HB1654, to provide sales and use tax exemptions for data centers; and to provide a sales and use tax exemption for data center equipment, data center costs, certain services provided to a data center, and electricity used by a data center.
 
HB1667, to create the Fair Reimbursement and Assisted Living Cost Reporting Act of 2023.
 
HB1671, to amend the law concerning the penalties imposed on a used motor vehicle dealer for a violation of the required licensing laws.
 
HB1681, to regulate certain guaranteed income programs; to create the Work Protection Act; and to prohibit a public entity from enforcing or enacting certain universal basic income programs.
 
HB1692, to amend the construction manager-general contractor method of procurement pilot program.
 
HB1706, regarding liquid animal waste management systems; and to transfer the authority related to liquid animal waste management systems from the Department of Energy and Environment to the Department of Agriculture.
 
HB1712, to amend the Arkansas Speed Trap Law.
 
HB1713, to amend the self-insured fidelity bond program.
 
HB1719, to provide a sales and use tax exemption for products and services related to electronic prescribing; and to exempt electronic prescription systems and services from sales and use tax.
 
HB1728, to amend the law concerning the operation of a prohibited aircraft; and to amend the definition of “aircraft”.
 
HB1731, to increase the number of persons served by a daycare center that is exempt from the definition of “food service establishment”.
 
HB1734, to amend the Patient Right-to-Know Act.
 
HB1741, to require consent to the assignment of benefits to a healthcare provider; and to mandate notice to an enrollee of the assignment of benefits to a healthcare provider.
 
HB1742, to transfer the administration of the Transitional Employment Assistance Program from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Human Services; and to declare an emergency.
 
HB1744, to amend the law regarding solid waste; to amend the law regarding the Landfill Post-Closure Trust Fund; to require reimbursement to the fund; to declare an emergency.
 
HB1746, to allow certain solid waste disposal businesses to be eligible for economic development incentives under the Arkansas Business and Technology Accelerator Act and the Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003.
 
HB1748, to establish the law concerning a convention called under Article V of the United States Constitution.
 
HB1749, authorizing uniform purchases for the Department of Public Safety; and to authorize the Department of Public Safety to purchase uniforms for the employees of the Law Enforcement Safety Office.
 
HB1758, to amend the law concerning commercial burglary; and to create an enhanced penalty for commercial burglary of a pharmacy.
 
HB1759, to amend Arkansas law concerning redevelopment districts.
 
HB1760, to amend the law regarding alcoholic beverages; to repeal certain requirements related to wholesalers; and to declare an emergency.
 
HB1765, to authorize the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board to establish rules necessary for the towing, recovery, and storage of electric vehicles.
 
HB1766, to abolish the State Fire Prevention Commission; to amend the duties and membership of the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board; to create the position of State Fire Marshal; and to declare an emergency.
 
HB1772, to create the psychological and neuropsychological testing workforce scholarship, stipend, and incentive program.
 
HB1777, to amend the law concerning the power of a municipality to vacate a public street or alley; and to allow a municipality to vacate and abandon a street or alley when all property abutting the street or alley is owned by a museum.
 
HB1778, to amend the composition of the Graduate Medical Education Residency Expansion Board.
 
HB1779, to amend the wood energy products and forest maintenance income tax credit; and to allow an income tax credit for wood energy products and forest maintenance expansion projects.
 
HB1780, concerning cybersecurity insurance; to establish the Arkansas Self-Funded Cyber Response Program and the Arkansas Cyber Response Board; and to create the Arkansas Self-Funded Cyber Response Program Trust Fund.
 
HB1783, to amend the Arkansas Franchise Practices Act.
 
HB1786, to clarify the performance of an abortion to save the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency.
 
HB1790, to amend the law concerning aggravated assault and domestic battery.
 
HB1795, to amend the minimum teacher compensation schedule under the Public School Funding Act of 2003 to include open-enrollment public charter schools.
 
HB1799, to create the Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023; and to clarify the regulation of the digital asset mining business.
 
HB1813, to amend the law to substitute “game warden” for “wildlife officer”.
 
HB1833, to amend the revenue stabilization law; and to declare an emergency.
 
HB1840, to regulate unemployment insurance program benefits; and to prohibit certain individuals who commit fraud from collecting unemployment insurance program benefits.
 
SB11, an Act for the Office of the Governor appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB17, an Act for the Auditor of State – Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB18, an Act for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB22, an Act for the Department of Transformation and Shared Services appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB31, an Act for the Department of Health – Licensing and Regulation Boards appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB36, an Act for the Department of Education – Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB44, an Act for the Department of Corrections – Parole Board appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB50, an Act for the Department of Human Services – Division of Youth Services appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB51, an Act for the Department of Human Services – Division of Developmental Disabilities Services appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB52, an Act for the Department of Human Services – Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB53, an Act for the Department of Human Services – Division of Medical Services appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB54, an Act for the Department of Human Services – Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB61, an Act for the Department of Education – Division of Career and Technical Education appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB64, an Act for the Department of Energy and Environment – Arkansas Geological Survey appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB73, an Act for the Department of Education – Arkansas School for the Blind and Arkansas School for the Deaf appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB75, an Act for the Department of Education – Division of Higher Education appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB76, an Act for the Department of Education appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB79, to allow full independent practice authority for clinical nurse specialists; and to allow experience in another state to qualify.
 
SB83, an Act for the Department of Agriculture appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB110, an Act for the SAU-Tech appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB123, an Act for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB181, to mandate coverage for use of intravenous immunoglobulin to treat certain pediatric disorders caused by infections; and to declare an emergency.
 
SB268, an Act for the SAU-Tech Fire Training Academy appropriation for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
 
SB327, an Act for the University of Arkansas – Division of Agriculture Capital Improvement appropriation.
 
SB380, to require records custodians to respond in writing in certain circumstances under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967.
 
SB456, to prevent state-funded medical schools in this state from spending state general revenue funds from tax dollars on the name, image, and likeness of a student-athlete under the Arkansas Student-Athlete Publicity Rights Act.
 
SB478, to provide additional funding for the Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant Program Fund; and to create a waterways investment income tax credit.
 
SB523, to amend the law concerning alcoholic beverages; and to amend the law concerning the expansion of outdoor dining at restaurants to include bars.
 
SB543, to amend Arkansas law concerning school district boards of directors and amending a portion of law resulting from initiated Act 1 of 1990.
 
SB547, to permit a property owner to choose the municipal development regulations for certain property that is located within more than one municipality.
 
SB555, to authorize the issuance and renewal of a special license plate to promote and support the Arkansas Dyslexia Support Arkansas Dyslexia Support Group; and to repeal the hospice and palliative care special license plate.
 
SB565, to amend provisions of Arkansas law concerning the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act and to declare an emergency.
 
SB567, to amend the law concerning civil liability for damage caused by motor vehicles operated on certain public bridges.
 
SB569, to amend the Revenue Stabilization Law; and to declare an emergency.
 
SB575, to amend the law concerning records to be posted on a website by the parole board; to permit the use of a mobile application for posting information concerning parole; and to create the “Safe Arkansas App”.