ArkansasArkansas resolution would let senator propose rules for development authorities
A Senate resolution would let Senator Dees introduce a nonappropriation bill proposing rules for development authority board members and local planning and zoning.
What it does
A board member who moves outside the municipality or county they represent would have to resign.
Each local government petitioning to remove a board member would need a two-thirds vote, and the removal would have to be for good cause.
Authorities would have to follow local planning and zoning rules and take part in those processes wherever they operate.
Argument forLocal governments could remove a board member for good cause, which may help them address serious problems with that member’s service.
Argument againstLocal planning and zoning steps could add work for authorities and slow some projects; the text does not say how long those steps might take.
More detail
The proposed bill would require a board member to resign after moving outside the municipality or county they represent. This applies to a member who represents a municipality or county on an industrial development authority board. The member would have to resign after moving outside the area they represent.
The proposed bill would allow a board member to be removed for good cause by a two-thirds vote of each local government petitioning for removal. This applies to industrial development authority board members and the governing bodies of local governments petitioning for removal. “Good cause” would have the meaning given in Arkansas Code § 25-16-804.
The proposed bill would require an industrial development authority to follow local planning and zoning rules and take part in local planning and zoning processes. This applies in each local government where the authority operates.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 29Sine Die adjournmentLatest
- Apr 21Read the third time and adopted.Minor
- Apr 9Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.Minor
- Apr 8FiledIntroduced
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