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Committee approves bill to broaden appointments, add members to Arkansas Fair Housing Commission
Summary
House Bill 1774, presented by Rep. Howard Beatty, expands the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission’s membership and broadens qualification categories for governor-appointed members; committee approved the bill by voice vote.
Representative Howard Beatty presented House Bill 1774 to the House State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee to amend membership rules for the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission. Beatty said the bill would add seven total members with four‑year terms; five of those members would be appointed by the governor subject to Senate confirmation and should have knowledge or experience in real estate, home building, mortgage lending, banking or related fields.
Beatty said current statutory requirements for appointments are narrowly defined and make it difficult for appointing authorities to find qualified candidates willing to serve. “Broadening these requirements will allow a much greater pool of candidates to be considered,” he said.
A committee member asked whether the bill touches local housing‑authority boards or other governance structures; Beatty said the changes apply only to the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission. No members of the public were signed to speak for or against the bill. Beatty closed, moved to pass, and the committee approved the bill by voice vote.
The committee passed House Bill 1774; the transcript records that the motion carried by voice vote and no roll‑call tally was provided during the hearing.
