Week 14 Legislative Report 2021
Week 14 Summary of CFA Bill Analysis (see Details Below):
OPPOSE
HB1280 – Secret Meetings for Economic Development Projects– OPPOSE
HB1868 – FOIA Exemption on Sales Tax Data – OPPOSE
SUPPORT
SB615– Prohibiting Vaccine Passports in Arkansas – SUPPORT
HB1765 – Prohibiting Fraud in Unemployment Insurance – SUPPORT
HB1864 – Automatic Tax Refunds When Surplus Funds Above $100 Million – SUPPORT
Bill Details
SB615– Prohibiting Vaccine Passports in Arkansas – SUPPORT
By: Sen. Trent Garner (R – El Dorado)
This bill would prohibit any government actor from requiring a vaccine passport to be used for any purpose, including travel, education, or employment.
HB1765 – Prohibiting Fraud in Unemployment Insurance – SUPPORT
By: Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R – Elm Springs)
This good bill would crack down on unemployment fraud. It would crosscheck enrollees in unemployment against new hire databases, integrity data hub database, and against prison databases. It would allocate funding for the ongoing crackdown against fraud in the unemployment insurance program.
HB1868 – FOIA Exemption on Sales Tax Data – OPPOSE
By: Rep. Delia Haak (R – Centerton)
This bad bill would allow a new exemption under the Freedom of Information law for sales tax data information that is reported to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA).
HB1864 – Automatic Tax Refunds When Surplus Funds Above $100 Million – SUPPORT
By: Rep. David Ray (R – Maumelle)
This good bill would set up an automatic individual income tax refund to people who actually pay tax when the state has a surplus above $100 million.
HB1280 – Secret Meetings for Economic Development Projects – OPPOSE
By: Rep. Delia Haak (R – Centerton)
This bad bill would allow for secret meetings for cities to discuss economic development projects in an “executive session” rather than at regular city council or quorum court meetings.
