Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2026 Fiscal)
Arkansas SR20: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL CONCERNING THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES EXPANSION ACT
Status: Passed both chambers, April 21, 2026
What the bill says
A bill which as introduced will read substantially as follows: "title an act to amend the industrial development authorities expansion act; to amend the membership requirements for a board of an industrial development authority; to provide for the removal of a member of a board of an industrial development authority for good cause; to repeal provisions concerning the exercise of the right of eminent domain by an industrial development authority; to clarify that an industrial development authority is subject to local zoning and planning regulations and processes; to declare an emergency…
From the introduced text, April 8, 2026:
a bill which as introduced will read substantially as follows: "Title AN ACT TO AMEND THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES EXPANSION ACT; TO AMEND THE MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR A BOARD OF AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF A MEMBER OF A BOARD OF AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR GOOD CAUSE; TO REPEAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN BY AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO CLARIFY THAT AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS SUBJECT TO LOCAL ZONING AND PLANNING REGULATIONS AND PROCESSES; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Subtitle *JLL436* 04/08/2026 3:59:45 PM JLL436 SR20 TO AMEND THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES EXPANSION ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 14-189-105(f), concerning the members of the board of directors of an industrial development authority under the Industrial Development Authorities Expansion Act, is amended to read as follows: (f)(1) To be eligible for membership on the board of directors of the industrial development authority, a person, at the time of his or her appointment and qualification by filing the required oath, must be a qualified elector of the municipality or of the county, as the case may be, that he or she represents on the board of directors of …