Constitution of Arkansas (2025 publisher edition) — Amendment 86: [GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSIONS] (CONST., ART. 5, §§ 5,

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Amendment 86

AMEND. 86. [GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSIONS] (CONST., ART. 5, §§ 5,
17, 29, 34, 39, 40 AND AMEND. 35, § 7, AMENDED).
Publisher’s Notes. This amendment amended Ark.
Const., Art. 5, §§ 5, 17, 29, 34, 39, 40, and Ark. Const.
Amend. 35, § 7. The amendments to those sections are
incorporated within those sections. The amendment was
proposed by H.J.R. 1004 during the 2007 Regular Session
and adopted at the 2008 general election by a vote of
664,671 for and 292,436 against.
Ark. Const. Amend. 86, § 8, provided: “Nothing in this
amendment shall be construed to alter the Governor’s
authority to call a special session of the General Assembly.”
The bracketed heading was added by the Publisher.
Effective Dates.
Ark. Const. Amend. 86, § 9: Jan. 1, 2009.