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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 219
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5 By: Senator J. Dismang
6 By: Representative Eaves
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO REPEAL THE SUNSET PROVISION OF THE ARKANSAS
10 MEDICAL MARIJUANA SPECIAL PRIVILEGE TAX ACT OF 2017;
11 TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 TO REPEAL THE SUNSET PROVISION OF THE
16 ARKANSAS MEDICAL MARIJUANA SPECIAL
17 PRIVILEGE TAX ACT OF 2017; AND TO
18 DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 26-57-1507 is repealed.
23 26-57-1507. Sunset.
24 This subchapter shall expire on July 1, 2025, unless extended by the
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27 SECTION 2. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
28 General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the current special privilege
29 tax on medical marijuana expires on July 1, 2025; that the General Assembly
30 intends to continue levying the special privilege tax on medical marijuana;
31 and that this act is immediately necessary to ensure the uninterrupted,
32 consistent, and efficient administration and imposition of the special
33 privilege tax on medical marijuana. Therefore, an emergency is declared to
34 exist, and this act being immediately necessary for the preservation of the
35 public peace, health, and safety shall become effective on:
36 (1) The date of its approval by the Governor;
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1 (2) If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor,
2 the expiration of the period of time during which the Governor may veto the
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4 (3) If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the veto is
5 overridden, the date the last house overrides the veto.
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