TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS TO A CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS.

HB 1783 amends Arkansas law concerning the reclassification of a city from first class to second class. The bill changes the population threshold for this reduction, raising it from less than 5,000 inhabitants to less than 7,500 inhabitants, based on the most recent federal decennial census. It also modifies the process, requiring a city council to adopt an ordinance instead of a resolution to request the reclassification. This affects first-class cities whose populations fall below the new 7,500 resident mark, allowing them to be reduced to a city of the second class.