Economic and Tax Policy Committee, Arkansas General Assembly
The Economic and Tax Policy Committee is a standing committee of the Arkansas General Assembly.
The Code of Arkansas outlines how regular and standing committees of the Arkansas General Assembly are assigned. The assignment of members and the designation of committee chair and vice chair are made in the Senate pursuant to the Rules of the Senate and in the House by the Speaker-elect of the House of Representatives as soon as is feasible after each biennial general election.[1]
See rules: Code of Arkansas
Function
“ | The Office of Economic and Tax Policy works under the standards and guidelines of the Joint Committee on Economic and Tax Policy and (1) reviews the biennial and annual revenue forecast submitted by the executive branch; (2) provides legislators with such information as may be requested regarding the data and assumptions supporting the forecast; (3) at the request of the committee, provides alternative forecasts based on different assumptions regarding economic performance; (4) makes periodic reviews of the official revenue forecast performance; (5) provides members with analyses of policy proposals that might affect the state's economy or fiscal outlook; (6) biennially prepares and makes available to the members of the General Assembly a comprehensive compilation of taxes levied by the state; and (7) provides committee members or other members of the General Assembly with such data, information, or policy studies as may be requested, subject to time and resource constraints. The Office of Economic and Tax Policy also prepares fiscal impact analyses of proposed legislation on request of any member of the General Assembly or legislative committee.[2][3] | ” |
Membership
Arkansas on ![]() |
2013-2014
Economic and Tax Policy Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Paul Bookout, Chair | • Jason Rapert | |||
• Larry Teague | • Jake Files | |||
• Linda Chesterfield | ||||
• Bruce Maloch |
2011-2012
Economic and Tax Policy Senate Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Mary Anne Salmon | • Jake Files, Chair | |||
• Larry Teague | • Gilbert Baker | |||
• Linda Chesterfield | • Jason Rapert |
Economic and Tax Policy House Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Bobby Pierce, Chair | • Davy Carter | |||
• Tommy Lee Baker | • Allen Kerr | |||
• Kathy Webb | ||||
• Reginald Murdock |
2009-2010
Economic and Tax Policy Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (1) | |||
• Kathy Webb, Chair | • Allen Kerr | |||
• Bruce Maloch | ||||
• John Lowery, Jr. | ||||
• Allen Maxwell | ||||
• Robert Moore |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Public Access, "Code of Arkansas," accessed February 22, 2021(Section 10-3-101)
- ↑ Arkansas State Legislature, "Economic and Tax Policy," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.