TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF A MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
SB 424 requires municipal improvement district boards in Arkansas to allow public comment before decisions at meetings and hold quarterly meetings. Property owners within these districts must receive meeting notices 10-30 days in advance, including agendas, for all meetings. The law applies to all improvement districts in incorporated cities and towns statewide. It aims to increase transparency by mandating regular public communication and notice. This bill became Act 422 on March 31, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Signed Mar 31, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 422
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SB 424
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 422 to SB 424 for the 95th General Assembly, and the approval date was removed from the document. These are primarily technical and formatting changes rather than substantive policy modifications.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date (3/25/25) that was previously included in the document header.
Changed the bill designation from Act 422 to SB 424 to reflect the new session and bill number.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 31, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB424 is now Act 422
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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