Arkansas Senate Fails Bill Allowing Legislators To Amend Voter-Approved Measures

By SARAH KELLOGG

A bill that would have allowed the Arkansas General Assembly to amend voter-approved constitutional amendments by a two-thirds vote of each chamber failed in the Senate on Monday.

Senators voted 9-17, with two members voting present on Senate Bill 75, ultimately failing the bill. It would have allowed the legislature to modify or even repeal measures "approved by a vote of the people." The legislation defines a measure as any bill, law, resolution, ordinance, charter, constitutional amendment, legislative proposal or "encactment of any character."

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Sen. Mark Johnson, R-Little Rock, presents Senate Bill 75

Sen. Mark Johnson, R-Little Rock, presents Senate Bill 75