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ArkansasHB10382026 Fiscal SessionHouse

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Arkansas funds child support enforcement

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Arkansas provides about $77.95 million for child support enforcement operations. The money comes from the Child Support Enforcement Fund, including about $13.85 million for data processing and equipment. The law allows up to 775 regular employees, including 290 child support specialists and 47 child support supervisors or experts. It also allows up to 15 temporary or part-time workers, with $100,000 budgeted for their pay. Their pay cannot exceed state job-classification rates, but they are exempt from the extra-help hours limit. Employment lasting more than seven months must be reported to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. Spending cannot exceed the appropriation or available funds and must follow state purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and other fiscal rules. Funds must serve the purposes recorded in the budget process. This law funds agency operations; it does not set household payment amounts or change benefit eligibility.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 127 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/16/2026

Senate Vote - Thursday, April 16, 2026 11:34:47 AM

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 4/15/2026

House Vote - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 2:00:29 PM

Yes: 94 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1038 is now Act 40

    4/22/2026House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/16/2026House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/16/2026House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/16/2026House

  5. Returned to the House as Passed.

    4/16/2026Senate

  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/16/2026Senate

  7. Read the third time and passed.

    4/16/2026Senate

  8. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.

    4/15/2026Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    4/15/2026Senate

  10. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.

    4/15/2026Senate

  11. Received from the House.

    4/15/2026Senate

  12. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/15/2026House

  13. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/15/2026House

  14. Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.

    4/15/2026House

  15. RULES SUSPENDED

    4/15/2026House

  16. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/14/2026House

  17. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/8/2026House

  18. Filed

    4/1/2026House

Bill Text

  • HB1038 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

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  • Act Version

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