TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIALS ACT.

HB 1748 adopts the Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act, establishing standards for publishing Arkansas legal materials (including state laws, court decisions, and agency rules) electronically. It requires official publishers - such as the Arkansas Code Revision Commission, Secretary of State, and state courts - to authenticate electronic records to verify they are unaltered and accurate, and to preserve these materials securely for permanent public access. Authenticated electronic legal materials are presumed to be reliable copies, reducing reliance on physical documents in legal contexts. The act aligns Arkansas with similar laws adopted by other states and modifies certain federal electronic signature provisions.