Opinion No.

The Honorable Mike Huckabee Governor of Arkansas State Capitol Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

Dear Governor Huckabee:

This is in response to your request for an expedited opinion on "whether the absence of the Speaker's signature from Senate Bill 676 in any way impairs its legality." The bill is entitled:

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE EIGHTY-FIRST SESSION PROJECT ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND; TO DEFINE THE MONIES TO BE AVAILABLE IN SUCH ACCOUNT; AND TO DEFINE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH MONIES MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE FROM THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

The bill states in…