The next Regular Session of the General Assembly will convene in January 2025. Members, sections, and committees of the Association are encouraged to participate in the development of the Association’s legislative package. Proposed legislation should be submitted in bill form and address issues concerning matters of jurisprudence and procedure, including reforms of the substantive law, and improvement in practice and in administration of the courts. Proposed legislation must be submitted by January 31, 2024. The Association’s bylaws charge the Jurisprudence and Law Reform Committee with reviewing the proposals and reporting their findings to the Board of Trustees. The Association’s package for the 2025 Session of the Arkansas General Assembly will be adopted at the June 2024 meeting of the Board of Trustees.
Please mail submissions to:
Arkansas Bar Association
Attn: Karen K. Hutchins
2224 Cottondale Lane
Little Rock, AR 72202
Questions?
Contact Karen K. Hutchins at
(501) 801-5663
or khutchins@arkbar.com
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Legislative Timetable
January 31, 2024
This is the deadline for submission of legislation to the Jurisprudence and Law Reform Committee. All proposals must be submitted to Karen K. Hutchins at khutchins@arkbar.com in bill format no later than January 31, 2024.
June 2024
The Board of Trustees considers the report from the Jurisprudence and Law Reform Committee, and acts upon the recommendation. Up to 10 bills may be selected for Association sponsorship.
One of the most important things the Arkansas Bar Association does each year is represent its members at the Arkansas Capitol during the legislative session. The Association speaks with a unified voice to best represent the interests of the legal community and the profession of law.
Legislative or administrative proposals concerning all matters of jurisprudence and procedure, including reforms of the substantive law and improvement in practice and in administration of the courts, originate with Association members, sections and committees. If proposals are recommended by the Jurisprudence and Law Reform Committee and adopted by the Board of Trustees, they become part of the Association’s Legislative Package.
Deadlines have been established by the Arkansas Bar Association to facilitate consideration and inclusion for the ArkBar’s Legislative Package, and thereby sponsored by the Association. For the 2025 legislative session of the Arkansas General Assembly those deadlines are above.
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