Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HJR1010: A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE THAT BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE, THE SENATE MAY REMOVE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR CAUSE ONLY, AFTER NOTICE AND HEARING
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
To amend the process for the removal of a member of a board or commission established under the arkansas constitution or arkansas law; to provide that by a vote of at least two-thirds of the membership of the senate, the senate may remove a member of a board or commission established under the arkansas constitution or arkansas law before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and hearing; and to provide that removal by the senate under this amendment shall be supplemental to other methods of removal provided for under the arkansas constitution or arkansas law…
From the introduced text:
TO AMEND THE PROCESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF A MEMBER OF A BOARD OR COMMISSION ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION OR ARKANSAS LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT BY A VOTE OF AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SENATE, THE SENATE MAY REMOVE A MEMBER OF A BOARD OR COMMISSION ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION OR ARKANSAS LAW BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF HIS OR HER TERM FOR CAUSE ONLY, AFTER NOTICE AND HEARING; AND TO PROVIDE THAT REMOVAL BY THE SENATE UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTAL TO OTHER METHODS OF REMOVAL PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION OR ARKANSAS LAW. Subtitle A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE THAT BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE, THE SENATE MAY REMOVE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR CAUSE ONLY, AFTER NOTICE AND HEARING. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND BY THE SENATE, A MAJORITY OF ALL MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE AGREEING THERETO: THAT the following is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, and upon being submitted to the electors of the state *MBM142* 02/10/2025 11:07:15 AM MBM142 HJR1010 for approval or rejection at the next general election for Representatives and Senators, if a majority of the electors voting thereon at the election adopt the …