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Arkansas Senate committee approves bill narrowing statewide cabinet report requirement
Summary
The Senate committee approved SB 63 to let the Arkansas Legislative Council or standing subcommittees direct more focused reviews of cabinet-level secretaries, replacing broad full-committee reports that sponsors said have become lengthy and unfocused.
The Senate Committee on State Agencies & Governmental Affairs voted to pass Senate Bill 63 after sponsor Senator Jimmy Hickey said the measure would let the Legislature require more targeted briefings from secretary-level agency heads instead of broad, full-committee presentations.
The bill, introduced by Senator Jimmy Hickey, Republican, would remove the statutory requirement that secretary-level cabinet officials deliver a general "macro" report to the full Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) and instead allow the ALC to assign topics to…
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