State Legislature Bills

This bill would suspend Arkansas state sales tax for 12 months on groceries and basic household utility use to ease cost-of-living pressure, while tightening state purchasing rules through stronger bidding requirements, public procurement reporting, and a temporary freeze on nonessential purchases.

This bill gives temporary cost-of-living relief in Arkansas by cutting the state sales tax on groceries by 1 percentage point for 12 months and reducing passenger vehicle registration fees by 15 percent. It also increases utility rate scrutiny and creates grocery price transparency and consumer complaint reporting using existing enforcement authority and available appropriations.