Committee batches and approves several 'Right to Start' entrepreneurship reporting bills
April 05, 2023 | INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Arkansas
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A set of small bills aiming to encourage entrepreneurship in Arkansas was presented as a batch to the Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee and approved for further consideration.
Representative Aaron Pilkington said the measures, prepared with a pro‑entrepreneurship group called Right to Start, primarily require reports or ‘‘shall encourage’’ language rather than directives that compel the Arkansas Department of Commerce or other agencies to take action. Pilkington told the committee the bills are mostly information‑gathering tools to nudge workforce and economic development funding toward start‑up supports.
Senators moved to consider the measures immediately, batched several House bills (HB1656, HB1655, HB1657, HB1658, HB1659) for one vote, and the committee approved the batch on a do‑pass motion.
The bills were placed on the committee calendar to move forward together.
Representative Aaron Pilkington said the measures, prepared with a pro‑entrepreneurship group called Right to Start, primarily require reports or ‘‘shall encourage’’ language rather than directives that compel the Arkansas Department of Commerce or other agencies to take action. Pilkington told the committee the bills are mostly information‑gathering tools to nudge workforce and economic development funding toward start‑up supports.
Senators moved to consider the measures immediately, batched several House bills (HB1656, HB1655, HB1657, HB1658, HB1659) for one vote, and the committee approved the batch on a do‑pass motion.
The bills were placed on the committee calendar to move forward together.
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