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Committee approves measure to require legislative review of agency moratoriums; supporters and opponents debate scope
Summary
The committee approved SB 2 90, which requires legislative review and re-approval of agency moratoriums every four years and adds procedural steps for new moratoriums.
The committee approved Senate Bill 2 90, a measure that creates a legislative review process for agency-imposed moratoriums and sets a four-year expiration unless the moratorium is reviewed and approved by the legislature.
Sponsor Senator Blake Johnson and supporters described the bill as an oversight mechanism to keep moratoriums subject to legislative review. "SB 290 keeps these decisions in the hands of elected officials," said a representative of the Arkansas Cattlemen's Association in…
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