# Arkansas HB1017: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - PROMOTION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1017, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - PROMOTION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2026 Fiscal Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2026-04-29 (Notification that HB1017 is now Act 121) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1017-2026F - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1017 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - PROMOTION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-01 - Last action: 2026-04-29, Notification that HB1017 is now Act 121 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (125 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas can waive agricultural fund charges: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Arkansas's Chief Fiscal Officer can waive specified agricultural fund deductions. These deductions normally go to the Constitutional Officers Fund and State Central Services Fund. The waiver covers special revenue under Arkansas Code 2-9-112 and deductions… - Arkansas rice board gets research funding: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law funds Arkansas's Rice Research and Promotion Board. The board gets $6.980696 million from the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Fund. That includes $6.966496 million for research and development and $14,200 for operations. A separate $15 million c… - Funding for Arkansas beef and catfish: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law funds Arkansas's beef and catfish boards. The Beef Council gets $1.067076 million from the Beef Council Fund, including $1.037 million for research and development. Its remaining funds cover $22,076 for operations, $5,000 for conferences and travel,… - Funding for corn, soybean, and wheat: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law funds three Arkansas crop boards. The Corn and Grain Sorghum Promotion Board gets $2 million from its board fund: $1.975 million for research and development and $25,000 for operations. The Soybean Promotion Board gets $8.6 million from the Soybean P… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-27 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, April 27, 2026 3:30:00 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | House Vote - Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:25:31 AM | pass | 92 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (19) - 2026-04-29: Notification that HB1017 is now Act 121 (House) - 2026-04-28: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2026-04-27: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2026-04-27: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2026-04-27: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-27: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2026-04-23: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2026-04-23: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2026-04-23: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2026-04-22: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2026-04-22: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2026-04-22: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2026-04-21: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (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 - HB1017 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1017.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=121.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 - [HB1017 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1017.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=121.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-HB1017-2026F (as of 2026-10-16).