TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF TITLE 24 OF THE ARKANSAS CODE; AND TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING THE PAYMENT OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS TO VARIOUS CITY OFFICIALS.
SB 153 amends Arkansas law to require cities to pay retirement benefits for certain city officials from their general funds. It directly affects city attorneys, clerks, treasurers, mayors, deputy clerks, and other officials in cities of all classes. The bill standardizes the payment mechanism by specifying that retirement benefits must be paid monthly from a city's general fund, with minor exceptions for some roles requiring city council approval. This change clarifies funding sources for existing retirement programs without creating new benefits or altering eligibility.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Signed Apr 14, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 588
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 588 to SB 153, removing the approval date and signature while retaining the core legislative content. This appears to be a procedural update for the bill's new session designation rather than a substantive policy change.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; this is a formatting and session renumbering update.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date (4/14/25) and Act 588 designation, replacing with SB 153 session header.
Added blank lines and updated session header information for the 95th General Assembly.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Apr 14, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB153 is now Act 588
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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