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Senate panel approves change narrowing attorney general reporting on prosecutor referrals

2841197 · January 21, 2025
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Summary

The State Agencies & Gov't Affairs Senate committee passed Senate Bill 18, an amendment requested by the Attorney General's Office that narrows when the attorney general must file reports after legislative-audit referrals, reducing duplicate reporting to legislative audit.

Senate Bill 18, requested by the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office, passed in the Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs committee after a brief explanation and a voice vote.

Sponsor Sen. Dave Wallace, R‑District 19, told the committee the bill “will cut down the redundancy and the reporting requirements so that the AG only reports on matters that they're actually handling.” He…

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