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HR 1002

TO CONFIRM THE LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING COMMITTEE'S SELECTION OF KEVIN WHITE AS THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Brian Evans

Supports continuity by formally confirming Kevin White as Arkansas Legislative Auditor, per Ark. Code §10-4-405(a); no new powers, duties, or funds.

READ AND ADOPTED.
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Bill Summary · HR 1002

Summary — HR 1002 (House Resolution)

Title: To confirm the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee’s selection of Kevin White as the Legislative Auditor (State of Arkansas, 95th General Assembly, Regular Session 2025)

Purpose / Intent

HR 1002 is a ceremonial/procedural House resolution that confirms the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee’s (LJAC) earlier selection of Kevin White to serve as Arkansas’s Legislative Auditor. It implements the confirmation step described in Arkansas law (Ark. Code § 10-4-405(a)), which requires the person selected by the LJAC to be presented to each house of the General Assembly for confirmation.

Key provisions

  • Formally confirms, by resolution of the Arkansas House of Representatives, the LJAC’s selection of Kevin White as Legislative Auditor.
  • Does not create new law, appropriate funds, or change statutory duties; it is an act of confirmation consistent with existing statute.

Who is affected

  • Kevin White — the resolution affirms his appointment/occupancy of the Legislative Auditor position.
  • Office of the Legislative Auditor — institutional continuity is reinforced by formal legislative confirmation.
  • Arkansas General Assembly and state agencies — the Legislative Auditor, once confirmed, continues to exercise oversight and auditing responsibilities that affect state agencies, programs, and fiscal oversight, but HR 1002 does not alter those authorities.

Relevant dates and procedural timeline (as recorded)

  • LJAC selection of Kevin White: September 9, 2022 (per HR text).
  • Predecessor (Roger Norman) retirement: June 30, 2024.
  • Kevin White assumed office as Legislative Auditor: July 1, 2024.
  • HR 1002 introduced: February 5, 2025.
  • House actions recorded: read and adopted (dates in legislative record include January 16, 2025, and final adoption/placement on calendars noted May 23, 2025). The resolution was reported enrolled and adopted by the House.

Legal context and effect

  • Cites Ark. Code § 10-4-405(a): LJAC employs the Legislative Auditor by majority vote and presents the selected name to each house for confirmation.
  • HR 1002 fulfills the House’s confirmation step; it is not reported to change the powers, term, salary, or duties of the Legislative Auditor. If Senate confirmation is required by statute, that is a separate step (this resolution records only the House confirmation).

Impact

  • Primarily procedural and administrative: it confirms an existing appointment and supports continuity of the Legislative Auditor’s office and ongoing audit oversight of state government.
  • No direct fiscal impact or policy change is enacted by this resolution.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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