An act TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ETHICS AND 10 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND 11 EMPLOYEES, the official text

Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.

1 State of Arkansas      As Engrossed: H1/16/25
2 95th General Assembly
                               A Bill

3 Regular Session, 2025                                             HOUSE BILL 1058

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5 By: Representatives Unger, Lundstrum

6 By: Senator J. Bryant

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8                        For An Act To Be Entitled

9          AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ETHICS AND

10         CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND

11         EMPLOYEES; TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FROM GIVING

12         ADVANCE NOTICE TO ENTITIES OF REQUIRED INSPECTIONS;

13         AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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16                                      Subtitle

17                       TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ETHICS AND

18                       CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR PUBLIC

19                       OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; AND TO PROHIBIT

20                       PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FROM GIVING ADVANCE

21                       NOTICE TO ENTITIES OF REQUIRED

22                       INSPECTIONS.

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24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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26         SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 21, Chapter 8, Subchapter 3, is amended

27 to add an additional section to read as follows:

28         21-8-311. Advance notice of inspections prohibited.

29         (a) A public servant shall not provide an entity subject to inspection

30 by a governmental body advance notice of a complaint-based inspection that is

31 outside of the notice regularly provided to all persons before an inspection.

32         (b)(1) A person convicted under this section shall thereafter be

33 ineligible to hold any office or employment in any of the departments in this

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35         (2)(A) If a person is convicted under this section while

36 employed by any of the departments of this state, he or she shall be removed

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1 from employment immediately.

2   (B) If a person is convicted under this section while holding

3 public office, the conviction also shall be deemed a misfeasance and

4 malfeasance in office and shall subject the person to impeachment.

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