Text of AR SB 202 (2015)
To Amend The Law Concerning Ordinances Of Cities And Counties By Creating The Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act And To Declare An Emergency.
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As introduced
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State of Arkansas
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90th General Assembly
A Bill
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Regular Session, 2015
SENATE BILL 202
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By: Senator Hester
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By: Representative Ballinger
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For An Act To Be Entitled
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ORDINANCES OF
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CITIES AND COUNTIES BY CREATING THE INTRASTATE
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COMMERCE IMPROVEMENT ACT; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY;
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AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Subtitle
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ORDINANCES OF
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CITIES AND COUNTIES BY CREATING THE
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INTRASTATE COMMERCE IMPROVEMENT ACT AND
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TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 14, Chapter 1, is amended to add an
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additional subchapter to read as follows:
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Subchapter 4 – Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act
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14-1-401. Title.
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Intrastate
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Commerce Improvement Act".
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14-1-402. Purpose – Finding.
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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to improve intrastate commerce
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by ensuring that businesses, organizations, and employers doing business in
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the state are subject to uniform nondiscrimination laws and obligations,
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regardless of the counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions
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in which the businesses, organizations, and employers are located or engage
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in business or commercial activity.
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(b) The General Assembly finds that uniformity of law benefits the
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businesses, organizations, and employers seeking to do business in the state
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and attracts new businesses, organizations, and employers to the state.
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14-1-403. Prohibited conduct.
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(a) A county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the
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state shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance, resolution, rule, or policy
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that creates a protected classification or prohibits discrimination on a
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basis not contained in state law.
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(b) This section does not apply to a rule or policy that pertains only
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to the employees of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision.
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SECTION 2. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
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General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that there are seventy-five (75)
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counties and five hundred (500) cities and towns in the state; that each
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county, city, and town can create its own local system for dealing with
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discrimination; and that this act is immediately necessary to create
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uniformity regarding discrimination laws across the state. Therefore, an
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emergency is declared to exist, and this act being immediately necessary for
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the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall become
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effective on:
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(1) The date of its approval by the Governor;
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(2) If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor,
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the expiration of the period of time during which the Governor may veto the
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bill; or
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(3) If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the veto is
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overridden, the date the last house overrides the veto.
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As enrolled or final
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Act 137 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas
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90th General Assembly
A Bill
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Regular Session, 2015
SENATE BILL 202
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By: Senator Hester
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By: Representative Ballinger
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For An Act To Be Entitled
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ORDINANCES OF
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CITIES AND COUNTIES BY CREATING THE INTRASTATE
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COMMERCE IMPROVEMENT ACT; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY;
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AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Subtitle
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ORDINANCES OF
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CITIES AND COUNTIES BY CREATING THE
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INTRASTATE COMMERCE IMPROVEMENT ACT AND
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TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 14, Chapter 1, is amended to add an
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additional subchapter to read as follows:
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Subchapter 4 – Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act
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14-1-401. Title.
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Intrastate
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Commerce Improvement Act".
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14-1-402. Purpose – Finding.
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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to improve intrastate commerce
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by ensuring that businesses, organizations, and employers doing business in
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the state are subject to uniform nondiscrimination laws and obligations,
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regardless of the counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions
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in which the businesses, organizations, and employers are located or engage
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in business or commercial activity.
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(b) The General Assembly finds that uniformity of law benefits the
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businesses, organizations, and employers seeking to do business in the state
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and attracts new businesses, organizations, and employers to the state.
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14-1-403. Prohibited conduct.
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(a) A county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the
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state shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance, resolution, rule, or policy
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that creates a protected classification or prohibits discrimination on a
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basis not contained in state law.
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(b) This section does not apply to a rule or policy that pertains only
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to the employees of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision.
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SECTION 2. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the
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General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that there are seventy-five (75)
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counties and five hundred (500) cities and towns in the state; that each
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county, city, and town can create its own local system for dealing with
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discrimination; and that this act is immediately necessary to create
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uniformity regarding discrimination laws across the state. Therefore, an
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emergency is declared to exist, and this act being immediately necessary for
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the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall become
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effective on:
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(1) The date of its approval by the Governor;
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(2) If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor,
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the expiration of the period of time during which the Governor may veto the
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bill; or
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(3) If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the veto is
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overridden, the date the last house overrides the veto.
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APPROVED: BECAME LAW ON 02/23/2015 No signature from Governor
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