TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE.

Senate Bill 570 amends Arkansas law concerning the membership of the Joint Budget Committee. The bill revises the list of ex-officio members and clarifies the process for appointing members to this committee. It allows the Speaker of the House or the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to appoint substitute members if immediate past cochairs of other legislative committees or past chamber leaders are no longer serving in their respective chambers. Additionally, it establishes temporary appointment procedures if certain House cochairs have not yet been elected and outlines the selection method for the Senate Vice Chair of the Joint Budget Committee.