Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Senate committee clears a slate of housekeeping bills on flags, music day and notary eligibility

Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee · February 19, 2019
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The committee approved several noncontroversial measures: a bill allowing presentation (and optionally Capitol flying) of flags to constituents, a cleaned-up campaign‑sign grandfathering bill, an Arkansas Music Appreciation Day bill (to be amended to make a governor proclamation permissive), and a notary exemption for military spouses; most passed by voice vote or were set to return with technical fixes.

The Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee considered and largely advanced several shorter bills that members described as housekeeping or constituency measures.

Representative Lanny Fite introduced House Bill 12 61 to authorize presentation of flags to constituents and to allow flags to be flown over the Capitol at a constituent’s request; the…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans