LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed 15 bills into law on Tuesday.
The 15 bills becoming acts mean the 95th General Assembly has led to 244 bills becoming law this session. The Tuesday signings included routing appropriations bills, bills that were the center of spirited debate in the legislature and others that were well supported.
New laws going into effect in Arkansas from the 95th General Assembly
The first signed was House Bill 1117 , now Act 229, to provide age-appropriate firearms safety instruction to students. If the teaching involves a live-fire event, parental permission is required.
Senate Bill 139 , now Act 232, makes a physician’s non-compete agreement unenforceable if it does not allow a physician to practice within their “scope of practice.”…