93rd_Arkansas_General_Assembly

93rd Arkansas General Assembly

93rd Arkansas General Assembly

2021–2022 Arkansas legislature

The Ninety-Third Arkansas General Assembly is the legislative body of the state of Arkansas in 2021 and 2022. The Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives were both controlled by the Republicans. In the Senate, 28 senators were Republicans and 7 were Democrats. In the House, 78 representatives were Republicans and 22 were Democrats.

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Sessions

  • The Regular Session of the 93rd General Assembly opened on January 11, 2021. [1] It recessed due to two extreme winter storms (February 15 and February 17 in Arkansas) for the week of February 15.[2] It adjourned sine die on April 24, 2019.
  • The Fiscal Session began February 14, 2022 and concluded March 15.
  • Governor Asa Hutchinson called for a special session to begin August 9, 2022 to lower the top income tax rate to 4.9% following a large state surplus.[3] Bipartisan calls to use part of the surplus to raise teacher were ultimately ignored.[4]

Major events

Corruption and scandals

  • Senators Mark Johnson (R-15th) and Alan Clark (R-13th) were punished for violating Senate Ethics rules on July 21, 2022. Johnson signed a sign-in sheet for Clark during a meeting he did not attend, and subsequently requesting reimbursement.[5]
  • Senator Alan Clark (R-13th) was suspended in a vote of the Senate for making "spurious, frivolous and retaliatory charges of ethics violations" against Senator Stephanie Flowers (D-25th).[5]

Vacancies and party changes

  • Senator Lance Eads (R-7th) resigned on October 28, 2021.[8] Colby Fulfer (R) won a special election on February 8, 2022 and was sworn in on February 22, 2022.

Major legislation

The legislature was prolific during the regular session, considering 684 Senate bills and 986 House bills. A total of 1,100 bills become law.[9]

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    Declared as an independent on February 18, 2021.[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    Herzog, Rachel; Moritz, John; Wickline, Michael R. (January 12, 2021). "Arkansas lawmakers gather, take first actions of session". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock, Arkansas: WEHCO Media. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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    Counts, Chris (February 16, 2021) [February 15, 2021]. "Arkansas General Assembly calls recess until Monday, February 22 because of winter storm". Little Rock: Nexstar Media Group via KARK. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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    Epperson, Andrew (August 10, 2022). "Arkansas House, Senate pass income tax cut legislation in special session". Little Rock: KARK-TV. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
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    Boyd, Samantha (December 6, 2022). "Lawmakers to take action on teacher pay in upcoming session". Little Rock: KNWA-TV. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
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    Wickline, Michael R. (September 28, 2022). "Arkansas Senate suspends Clark, strips him of seniority for filing frivolous ethics complaint". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock: WEHCO Media. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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    Roberts, Adam (February 18, 2021). "Arkansas State Sen. Jim Hendren leaves Republican Party". 40/29. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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    Brantley, Max (February 23, 2021). "More national exposure for Jim Hendren's departure from the Republican Party". Arkansas Times. Little Rock. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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    Thompson, Doug (October 29, 2021). "State Sen. Lance Eads of Springdale resigns, accepts lobbying job". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock: WEHCO Media. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  9. [9]
    Cushman, Paige (May 26, 2021). "Arkansas lawmakers reflect on controversial 2021 legislative session". Little Rock: ABC7. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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