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An act TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING REPORTS BY 10 THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR OF IMPROPER OR ILLEGAL 11 PRACTICES, the official text

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1 State of Arkansas           As Engrossed: H1/30/25
2 95th General Assembly
                                    A Bill

3 Regular Session, 2025                                             SENATE BILL 18

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5 By: Senator D. Wallace

6 By: Representative Gazaway

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8                             For An Act To Be Entitled

9   AN ACT TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING REPORTS BY

10  THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR OF IMPROPER OR ILLEGAL

11  PRACTICES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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15                       TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING REPORTS

16                       BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR OF IMPROPER

17                       OR ILLEGAL PRACTICES.

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

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21  SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 10-4-419(f), concerning reports of improper

22 or illegal practices, is amended to read as follows:

23  (f)(1) By June 30 of each year,:

24                        (A) the Attorney General and each Each prosecuting

25 attorney to whom the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee or the Legislative

26 Auditor has reported a matter under this section shall file with the

27 Legislative Joint Auditing Committee a disposition report on the status of

28 the matters that have not been previously reported as resolved to the

29 Legislative Joint Auditing Committee; and

30                        (B) The Attorney General shall file with the Legislative

31 Joint Auditing Committee a disposition report on the status of the following

32 matters that have not been previously reported as resolved to the Legislative

33 Joint Auditing Committee:

34                            (i) Findings reported to the Attorney General under

35 subdivisions (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this section; and

36                            (ii) Transactions reported under subsection (b) of

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    As Engrossed: H1/30/25                                                 SB18

1 this section if the Attorney General has reached an agreement with a

2 prosecuting attorney to be appointed as a special prosecutor or special

3 deputy prosecutor regarding the transactions.

4   (2) A disposition report shall address all matters that have not

5 been previously reported as resolved under subdivision (f)(1) of this section

6 prior to and during the preceding calendar year.

7   (3) A disposition report shall include without limitation:

8   (A) The date the matter was reported to the Attorney

9 General or the prosecuting attorney;

10  (B) The amount of loss or funds unaccounted for in

11 connection with the matter;

12  (C) The status or disposition of the matter; and

13  (D) Other comments pertinent to the investigation or

14 disposition of the matter.

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16                              /s/D. Wallace

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