# Arkansas HB1006: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND LICENSING - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1006, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND LICENSING - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2026 Fiscal Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2026-04-27 (Notification that HB1006 is now Act 95) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1006-2026F - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1006 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND LICENSING - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-01 - Last action: 2026-04-27, Notification that HB1006 is now Act 95 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (120 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 11 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for real estate damage claims: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law sets aside $352,500 for Arkansas’s Real Estate Recovery program. This includes $250,000 for damage payments to people with eligible program claims and $102,500 for education. The Chief Fiscal Officer determines whether cash-fund money is available.… - Funding for accountant licensing and staff: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Public Accountancy Board has a $1.076019 million cash-fund appropriation. It covers salaries, extra help, operating costs, refunds, and exam fees. The board can have up to 6 regular employees and 1 extra-help employee. Extra help can be used when needed… - Funding for architecture and design licensing: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $359,528 in cash-fund money for design licensing. This funds the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers’ operations. The board can have up to 3 regular employees. The Chief Fiscal Officer determines… - Funding for athletic commission and staff: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $353,850 for the Arkansas State Athletic Commission. This includes $124,236 from the Arkansas Athletic Commission Fund and $229,614 from the cash fund. The commission can have up to 1 regular employee. The Chief Fiscal Officer determines wh… - Funding for auctioneer licensing and staff: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Auctioneers Licensing Board has a $146,711 cash-fund appropriation. The board can have up to 1 regular employee and 1 extra-help employee. Extra help can be used when needed. The Chief Fiscal Officer determines whether cash-fund money is available. - Funding for geologist licensing and staff: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $62,150 for Arkansas’s professional geologists licensing board. The money comes from the cash fund. The board can have up to 1 regular employee and 2 extra-help employees. Extra help can be used when needed. The Chief Fiscal Officer determi… - Funding for state bail bond recovery: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $1.169459 million from the Bail Bond Recovery Fund. The money pays staff and operating costs for recovering forfeited professional bail bonds. This funds state recovery work, not direct household payments. - Funding for towing board and staff: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board has a $277,284 cash-fund appropriation. The money funds board operations. The board can have up to 3 regular employees. The Chief Fiscal Officer determines whether cash-fund money is available. - Funding to settle closed bail companies’ judgments: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law sets aside $220,000 from the cash fund. The money processes security deposits and pays outstanding judgments for bail-bond companies that go out of business. The Chief Fiscal Officer determines whether cash-fund money is available. The law does not… - Funding for property licensing board operations: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors Board receives operating funding. The law provides $699,949 from the board’s named fund and allows up to 6 regular employees. It separately provides $116,500 in federal funds for federal-program operating cos… - Bail board funded but surplus redirected: mixed, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $382,855 from the Bail Bondsman Board Fund. The board can have up to 3 regular employees. It must deposit enough fees and penalties as special revenues into that fund to cover staff and operating costs. At fiscal year-end, it may keep enoug… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:31:23 AM | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1:54:17 PM | pass | 87 | 5 | 4 | ## Actions (17) - 2026-04-27: Notification that HB1006 is now Act 95 (House) - 2026-04-23: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2026-04-23: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2026-04-23: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2026-04-23: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2026-04-22: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2026-04-21: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2026-04-15: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2026-04-15: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (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 - HB1006 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1006.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=95.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 - [HB1006 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1006.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=95.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-HB1006-2026F (as of 2026-10-19).