A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE THAT BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE, THE SENATE MAY REMOVE MEMBERS OF CERTAIN BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR CAUSE ONLY, AFTER NOTICE AND HEARING.

HJR 1010 proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the Arkansas Senate to remove members of state boards and commissions. This amendment would permit the Senate to remove a member before their term expires, but only for "cause" and after providing notice and a hearing. Such a removal would require a vote of at least two-thirds of the Senate's membership. This new removal process would be supplemental to any other methods of removal already established by the Arkansas Constitution or state law.