# Arkansas HB1002: THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1002, THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2026 Fiscal Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2026-04-15 (Notification that HB1002 is now Act 1) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1002-2026F - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1002 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-01 - Last action: 2026-04-15, Notification that HB1002 is now Act 1 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Expense reimbursements for Arkansas lawmakers: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Arkansas’s Constitutional Officers Fund provides $368,000 for House reimbursements and $200,000 for Senate reimbursements. These funds can only reimburse members for interim expenses authorized by law. The House Chief of Staff or a designee handles House pay… - Funding for judges’ pay and expenses: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $830,000 from Arkansas’s Constitutional Officers Fund for judges. This includes $80,000 for district judges’ travel, $350,000 for special or recalled circuit judges, and $400,000 for trial judges’ expenses. The Auditor of State handles payme… - Travel and daily payments for legislator training: benefit, low. Members of the preceding General Assembly and newly elected House and Senate members can attend the biennial Institute of Legislative Procedure. Attendees receive the daily payment rate set by law for General Assembly members attending legislative sessions. They also receive round-trip mileage from… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 14, 2026 1:29:40 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | House Vote - Thursday, April 9, 2026 1:10:35 PM | pass | 93 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (14) - 2026-04-15: Notification that HB1002 is now Act 1 (House) - 2026-04-14: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2026-04-14: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2026-04-14: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2026-04-14: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-14: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2026-04-09: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2026-04-08: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2026-04-08: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2026-04-01: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1002 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1002.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=1.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related bills - SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. (enacted) ## Sources - [HB1002 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1002.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=1.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related - [SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB31-2026F) - [HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1066-2026F) - [HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL Y…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1005-2026F) - [SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEH…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB21-2026F) - [HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY E…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1007-2026F) - [HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1103-2026F) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1002-2026F (as of 2026-10-16).