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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 56
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5 By: Senator J. Dotson
6 By: Representative Eubanks
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT CONCERNING THE EVALUATION, EXTENSION, AND
10 REPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES; AND FOR OTHER
11 PURPOSES.
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14 Subtitle
15 CONCERNING THE EVALUATION, EXTENSION,
16 AND REPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES.
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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20 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 25-15-401(c), concerning the reporting,
21 sunsetting, and extension of rules, is amended to read as follows:
22 (c)(1) The agencies shall be divided into six (6) rule review groups to
23 be determined by the Governor to ensure that the number of agencies in each
24 rule review group and the number of subject matter areas represented by each
25 rule review group are approximately equal.
26 (2) If a new agency is created, the Governor shall assign the new
27 agency to a rule review group.
28 (3)(A) The Governor may amend the division of agencies into rule
29 review groups.
30 (B) An amendment to the division of agencies into rule
31 review groups on or after the effective date of this subdivision (c)(3) shall
32 not result in the rules of an agency being evaluated more than twelve (12)
33 years from their last evaluation under this section.
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