Ark. Code Ann. § 26-75-210 (2020)
Abolishment of tax
History. Acts 1981 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 25, § 2; 1983, No. 726, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-4524; Acts 2005, No. 1270, § 1; 2009, No. 655, § 115; 2019, No. 910, § 4421.
Amendments. The 2005 amendment rewrote (a); redesignated former (b) as present (b)(1); substituted “the bonds” for “such bonds” in present (b)(1); and added (b)(2), (c) and (d).
The 2009 amendment rewrote (d)(1).
The 2019 amendment substituted “Secretary” for “Director” in (d)(1).
Case Notes
Capital Improvements.
When a local sales and use tax (an “operating penny” tax) is imposed for capital improvements, the right to an immediate repeal by initiative is lost since the tax cannot be abolished until the bonds or leases are paid in full. Hasha v. City of Fayetteville, 311 Ark. 460, 845 S.W.2d 500 (1993).