Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1331: TO REQUIRE A COUNTY TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE PRIOR YEAR IF A NEW ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IS NOT ADOPTED; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning procedures of the county quorum court for annual appropriations; to require the county to continue to operate under the annual appropriation ordinance for the prior year until a new annual appropriation ordinance is adopted; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. subtitle to require a county to continue to operate under the annual appropriation ordinance for the prior year if a new annual appropriation ordinance is not adopted; and to declare an emergency.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING PROCEDURES OF THE COUNTY QUORUM COURT FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS; TO REQUIRE THE COUNTY TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE PRIOR YEAR UNTIL A NEW ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO REQUIRE A COUNTY TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE PRIOR YEAR IF A NEW ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IS NOT ADOPTED; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 14-14-904(b)(1)(A)(ii), concerning the procedure for appropriations by a quorum court, is amended to add an additional subdivision to read as follows: (c) If a quorum court does not pass an annual appropriation ordinance as required under subdivision (b)(1)(A)(ii)(a) of this section, expenditures of the county, including without limitation the payment of salaries to employees, shall continue to be paid under the annual appropriation ordinance from the previous year until a new annual appropriation ordinance is adopted. *SSS124* 01/30/2025 2:15:40 PM SSS124 HB1331 SECTION 2. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that when a county quorum court does not pass an annual appropriation ordinance the county cannot provide …