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2025R: HJR1008
AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION CONCERNING THE TAXATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL PROPERTY IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
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| Sponsor | Role |
|---|---|
| S. Meeks | lead |
| When | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2025, 1:21 p.m. CT | House | Filed |
| Jan 28, 2025, 5:18 p.m. CT | House | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE |
| May 5, 2025, 9:48 a.m. CT | House | Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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| When | Meeting | Video |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2025, 2:30 p.m. CT | House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151 | Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar |
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DFA1 · Mar 10, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement
Bill: HJR1008
Bill Subtitle: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION CONCERNING THE
TAXATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL PROPERTY IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
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Sponsor:
Rep. Meeks
Basic Change:
HJR1008 proposes submitting to voters an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution authorizing the
General Assembly to reduce the rate of or eliminate property taxes levied on personal property that
would otherwise be subject to taxation pursuant to Art. 16, § 5 of the constitution. The proposed
amendment authorizes the General Assembly to enact legislation that would:
• Reduce the rates of taxation on personal property;
• Exempt personal property from taxation; and
• Set a maximum rate of taxation for personal property.
Any legislation enacted under HJR1008 would require a majority vote of the members of the General
Assembly and would supersede any provision in the Arkansas Constitution in conflict with the law.
The proposed amendment would also delete subsection (b) of Section 4 of Amendment 79, which
requires that the millage rate lev
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