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Carr said the bill is intended to make rules consistent across the state and to avoid patchwork restrictions that complicate daily work for tradespeople. “This also is gonna be friendly for skills tradesmen, the, carpenters, our electricians, plumbers, and, HVAC people that use knives on a daily basis,” Carr said. He added the measure would avoid situations where one city limits blade length to 3 inches while another uses 4 inches or 2½ inches.

Carr said he had met with the Municipal League and was told they had no opposition. A committee member asked whether any Arkansas cities were already restricting knives; Carr said, “Not yet, but there are other states in the union that are doing so. Right now, there are 15 other states that have, have this on the books.”

Carr closed by asking the committee for a motion to pass; the transcript records a motion to pass being made but does not include a completed roll-call or voice vote in the provided excerpt.

Because the committee transcript supplied does not record a final vote tally for House Bill 1418, the bill’s committee vote outcome is not specified in this record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate City, County - Local Affairs Meeting Feb 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Rep. Joey Carr, R., District 34, told the Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee that House Bill 1418 would add knives and knife-making components to state law to prevent inconsistent municipal restrictions and ease enforcement for tradespeople.","taxTitle","CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Arkansas","taxId",25429,"location","Arkansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6321506,"Committee approves bill allowing county to split sheriff and tax-collector duties, sponsor says local court voted unanimously",70,1440000,1510000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2350307-6bb42975e1b4406891b03625fe321ea7&start=1440&end=1510","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2350307-6bb42975e1b4406891b03625fe321ea7/thumbnail_1440000.jpg","/articles/6321506/Arkansas/Committee-approves-bill-allowing-county-to-split-sheriff-and-tax-collector-duties-sponsor-says-local-court-voted-unanimously","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6321506-5b560857c51e8d68c2a632b590d7acef/orig.mp4?Expires=1775403203&Signature=BhgbvSm36I6zF30GlcRdE-zEN0h5FtlP7q1AyDRMjEkwFkmqU3SiMytEzY7ZIx4tDyyuFOX-j4SmSjkx5Q3egPgzEBlozWNEggU8CLepLxBJ~BlqUJP-mx0DWoL2e-vesaPAwfP0AjiJAp~pb1jJTPMn7tiTuIEQciPX~QEN~ugA-goh9l5ZRgZRESdiVzoJP3LN4kwzEshefuIoGkz-yAU2BoYL4-UN~PbRgR3hwqzyDzpGeDDenu3PrPddQgvZ-l-3pqDBshW44duWiQuMqazansZU1pwnrItaypXTGwm-L6ae7dS3bFhWMXdnbqk3PqosDnIdXeHsFAG5CyHE9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Terry Rice (presenting HB1196 on behalf of Representative Maddox) told the City, County & Local Affairs Committee that House Bill 1196 reflects a county decision to split the offices of sheriff and tax collector.

Rice said the county court had voted unanimously to separate the two offices and that the bill merely implements that local decision. “This is where the county has decided to split the sheriff and tax collector,” Rice said, and he asked for committee approval. No public testimony appears in the provided excerpt.

The committee recorded a motion to do pass and the transcript shows the committee approving the bill by voice vote: “Aye. All opposed? Alright. Your bill passes centralizing.” The transcript excerpt does not include the bill text or details about which county specifically requested the change; the sponsor said Representative Maddox and he share Montgomery County, indicating local context for the measure.","Representative Terry Rice told the committee House Bill 1196 reflects a county decision to separate the offices of sheriff and tax collector; the sponsor said the county court voted unanimously to do so and the committee recorded a motion and passed the bill in the provided transcript.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6321511,"Sen. Dan Sullivan backs waiver to allow library boards to hire directors without ALA‑approved master's",125,1302000,1427000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2350307-6bb42975e1b4406891b03625fe321ea7&start=1302&end=1427","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2350307-6bb42975e1b4406891b03625fe321ea7/thumbnail_1302000.jpg","/articles/6321511/Arkansas/Sen-Dan-Sullivan-backs-waiver-to-allow-library-boards-to-hire-directors-without-ALAapproved-masters","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6321511-f3e12ad70ddf8d43e3e246d92aa44836/orig.mp4?Expires=1775403203&Signature=fCccmNqpEv2z4WJn8a4m~9gnWhIDM1HEEsauQu~fMPsnD0eN~8JDK2lPnQqRzB1Us~IfirfWp2E59YMFij34~uWq~LaTiir2vHn-UxZYjeEyZ1bGc1aHLUwRv159u5prgzXuC2jJrSVWbEDTP1YTXP2sE6ve0AsjgR~StEskh3lSnnAeyYv8b-I~iIFSxmMP69jzn~GK9tLN3vtx7ixrKp1ahhclqDDKUfJqWIiKb4G1veghwgcKgiVu7sRhzBySjA~MR9pK7b4xuDQ2GP6ukjpBS35ebneXYkwAK0xxoU4sLIsqFo301nh1a9iCufuprRpoRV6NMmr66szQGTI4Yw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sen. Dan Sullivan, R., District 20, told the Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee that current state law requires library directors to hold a master’s-level degree approved by the American Library Association (ALA) and that no Arkansas programs are ALA‑approved.

“What this bill does is just give the, the board that's over that library the opportunity to hire someone based on their experience, without having that degree,” Sullivan said, adding that other education roles in the state allow substitutions for formal credentials through waivers. Sullivan said many Arkansas applicants obtain online degrees from out-of-state programs because there are no in‑state approved programs.

No members of the public rose to speak for or against the measure in the provided excerpt. The committee recorded a motion and the transcript shows the committee passing the bill: “The bill passes, senator Sullivan.”

The bill, as presented in the transcript excerpt, would grant local library boards authority to consider experience in place of the ALA‑approved master's requirement for library directors; the text of the bill and any implementing rules were not included in the transcript excerpt.","Sen. Dan Sullivan told the committee his bill would let local library boards hire directors without an American Library Association–approved master's degree by allowing hiring based on experience; the committee moved the bill and the transcript records it passing in committee.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6321516,"Sen. Mark Johnson’s bill narrows county planning-board appointments to favor unincorporated residents",1073,192000,1265000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2350307-6bb42975e1b4406891b03625fe321ea7&start=192&end=1265","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2350307-6bb42975e1b4406891b03625fe321ea7/thumbnail_192000.jpg","/articles/6321516/Arkansas/Sen-Mark-Johnsons-bill-narrows-county-planning-board-appointments-to-favor-unincorporated-residents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6321516-da60ded4f4d159dfa501e7f60c2b0966/orig.mp4?Expires=1775403203&Signature=o6YHfpb7ff7YOgagye2UKzx1TrmtF4z8pTQOwgsiKU9~Od12yo946KthP6yT83KmDd2IBOmET0~g23Ety-GjXwva2DLe8GEO9nkF~FTuuf-XoL5SGranhh3BxTGVezM8hyMHSNMc6RYYvo5YYfS40GDZd3Yx07Sthoj7UkXy7mlYbaVU6OtbwhCTLygeYJ0xGXY~vgLae91nZtfR4uWI3bwdPilr7gXrXpirJ1ig5ENtIXk7uokh2MZ4EGlriPLP~jFW9LrtsYE8vri8cbWPl3g7JRApQ85xXQlWsxu8nJz2iaWLoNHp8qJuMZT6Ma9~Uw-lp-lVOfWo9-t9czZq3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sen. Mark Johnson, R., District 17, told the Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee that Senate Bill 87 is aimed at ensuring county planning boards are representative of the people who live under their jurisdiction.

“Instead of taxation without representation, it's control without representation,” Johnson said, describing his discovery that Pulaski County’s planning board had a majority of members who did not live in the unincorporated area. Johnson said his amendment changed a stricter requirement that all members live in unincorporated areas to a standard where “at least two thirds of the voting members would have to live in the unincorporated area.”

Adam Fogelman, Pulaski County civil attorney, appearing for the County Judges Association, told the committee the bill raised operational concerns. He said the measure could give subsets of quorum-court members disproportionate appointment authority and could remove flexibility about qualifications. “It would take away expertise. It would take away, from the talent pool, and it would limit the quorum court to act as a body like it should,” Fogelman said, identifying the Little Rock Air Force Base planning board as an example where broad representation from cities and counties was needed.

Senators asked whether the bill would apply only to Pulaski County and Johnson said current language was limited to counties with populations of 200,000 or more that contain eight municipalities or fewer, which at the time of his presentation applied to Pulaski County. After discussion the committee adopted the amendment Johnson offered, and the transcript records the committee passing the bill: “Aye. All opposed? No. Bill passes.”

Johnson said he had modified language to remove the word “flagrantly” from a provision about knowingly violating subdivision ordinances so that penalties would apply only where a violation was proven to be knowing.

The transcript shows the committee adopted Johnson’s amendment and voted to pass Senate Bill 87 during the same hearing.","Sen. Mark Johnson told the committee Senate Bill 87 would require at least two-thirds of voting county planning-board members to live in unincorporated areas in affected counties; Pulaski County was a focal point of the discussion and the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill as recorded in the transcript.","actionData","errors"]

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Rep. Joey Carr presents bill to align local knife rules with state law

Committee approves bill allowing county to split sheriff and tax-collector duties, sponsor says local court voted unanimously

Sen. Dan Sullivan backs waiver to allow library boards to hire directors without ALA‑approved master's

Sen. Mark Johnson’s bill narrows county planning-board appointments to favor unincorporated residents