The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA–state’s version of the IRS) has released a “package” of proposed legislation to be heard by the 93rd General Assembly during its 2021 General Session. The bills are HB1030 – HB1050 filed by the House Chairman of the Revenue and Tax Committee, Representative Joe Jett. Conduit for Action recognizes the public importance of state tax legislation and is providing this special DFA Legislative Package Report to help analyze these bills. CFA will give each bill a Support, Oppose, or No Position designation. Several of these…
How this Report Works: Conduit will publish our weekly Legislative Report highlighting upcoming bills which affect the economic freedom of all Arkansans. Similar to 2019, these bills will be considered for inclusion in the annual Conduit for Commerce, Inc. (CFC) Legislative Scorecard published after the Session. This scorecard reviews the Session votes of all 135 legislators. As in prior years, Conduit uses its flag-ship Economic Freedom Filter to determine which bills are appropriate for scoring and whether votes cast are “correct” or “incorrect.” Each week this Legisla…
Week 2: AR Legislative Report 2021 How this Report Works: Conduit will publish our weekly Legislative Report highlighting upcoming bills which affect the economic freedom of all Arkansans. Similar to 2019, these bills will be considered for inclusion in the annual Conduit for Commerce, Inc. (CFC) Legislative Scorecard published after the Session. This scorecard reviews the Session votes of all 135 legislators. As in prior years, Conduit uses its flag-ship Economic Freedom Filter to determine which bills are appropriate for scoring and whether votes cast are “correct…
Week 1: AR Legislative Report 2021 A Nation in Crisis: The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly began its General Session on Monday, January 11, 2021. As usual, many bills were pre-filed. But we are not facing business as usual. We are a nation in crisis. Every vote by this General Assembly should be considered in light of that fact. As a result, Arkansas legislators should prioritize and address the following threats to our individual freedoms: 1) Unchecked emergency powers; 2) Lack of election integrity at all levels; 3) Arkansans will soon face large federal tax increases; and 4) Arkansans will…
