Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1783: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS TO A CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS
Status: Chaptered, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning the reduction of a city of the first class to a city of the second class; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the law concerning the reduction of a city of the first class to a city of the second class.
From the enrolled text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS TO A CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS TO A CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 14-37-114(a), concerning reduction of a city of the first class to a city of the second class, is amended to read as follows: (a) Whenever the last federal census most recent federal decennial census shows that any city of the first class has less than five thousand (5,000) seven thousand five hundred (7,500) inhabitants, the city may be reduced to a city of the second class upon the adoption of a resolution an ordinance by the council of the municipal corporation requesting that the grade of the municipal corporation be reduced. APPROVED: 4/17/25 *SSS219* 03/13/2025 2:02:44 PM SSS219
Sponsors
- Nicole Clowney (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Jim Petty (R, 29)
- Shad Pearce (R, 40)
Latest actions
- : Notification that HB1783 is now Act 834
- : Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- : TO BE ENROLLED
- : Returned from the Senate as passed.
- : Returned to the House as passed.
- : Read the third time and passed.
- : Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
- : Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE
- : Received from the House.
- : Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
Votes
- Senate Roll Call #1211 (April 14, 2025): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call #814 (April 3, 2025): 19 yea, 12 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #906 (April 3, 2025): 90 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #294 (February 19, 2025): 90 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1783?
- HB1783 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS TO A CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS.
- What does HB1783 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning the reduction of a city of the first class to a city of the second class; and for other purposes. subtitle to amend the law concerning the reduction of a city of the first class to a city of the second class.
- What is the status of HB1783?
- Chaptered as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Notification that HB1783 is now Act 834 (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1783?
- Nicole Clowney (D, 21), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1783?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HB1783
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