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ArkansasHB10642026 Fiscal SessionHouseWALLET

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION - DISBURSING OFFICER APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

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23 provisions identified: 23 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Federal grant funding for state programs

The law authorizes up to $2 billion in federal grant transfers to state agencies for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The money must be unexpected federal program funds received by Arkansas or a state agency and deposited in the State Treasury. Transfers must follow state law. This authority does not set household payments or eligibility.

Medical bill help for seriously ill children

The law provides $2 million for Baby Sharon’s children’s illness grants from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Grants help families pay medical bills for a child with a catastrophic illness or injury. The family must be responsible for those bills. The law does not set each family’s grant amount.

Funding for state workers’ pay

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $103.55 million for state payroll and expenses. This includes $88.5 million for pay-plan changes, $10 million for overtime, $3.5 million for extra help, and $550,000 for stipends. Another $1 million covers refunds to expenditures. Agencies short of extra-help spending authority can request transfers with fiscal officer approval and prior legislative review. Stipend transfers require fiscal officer approval, use of the state payroll system, and prior legislative review when yearly requests exceed $10,000. The law does not set any employee’s payment amount.

Funding for job training and colleges

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $35 million for vocational and technical education. It assigns $30 million to technical-college accreditation and $5 million to vocational-technical accreditation. Agencies can also receive up to $100 million for workforce programs from unexpected federal funds received and deposited in the State Treasury. The law does not set participant eligibility or individual payment amounts for those federal workforce funds.

Funding for workers’ unemployment claims

The law sets aside $4 million to pay unemployment claims from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Claims must qualify for payment under the Employment Security Amendments. The law does not change who qualifies or set a new individual benefit amount.

Additional funding for Arkansas fire departments

The law provides $25 million in additional fire department funding from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The money comes from the Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund. Distribution follows existing state fire department funding laws. It supports community fire services rather than household payments.

Funding for child abuse response teams

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law funds the university medical center’s child abuse, rape, and domestic violence section. It provides $363,767 for staff reimbursement and expenses. Another $274,400 pays for contract services helping teams across Arkansas review and process child abuse complaints. The money supports response services, not direct family payments.

Funding for courts and government refunds

The law provides $21.00003 million from the State Administration of Justice Fund for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Of that, $20.00003 million goes to state programs and agencies. Another $1 million covers refunds of remitted court costs and filing fees to the state, counties, and cities. These are government refunds, not household refunds, and individual court fees do not change.

Funding for crime and drug prevention

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $450,000 to the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Association. It funds crime prevention, alcohol- and drug-abuse programs, a study of sheriff office management, and educational programs. Another $2 million comes from the Special State Assets Forfeiture Fund for drug enforcement, education, treatment, and legally allowed related uses. These grants do not provide direct household payments.

Funding for disaster grants and response

The law provides $16.25 million from the Disaster Assistance Fund for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. It funds disaster grants authorized by the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 and state emergency services duties. The law does not set individual grant amounts or new household eligibility rules.

Grants for community planning and services

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $1.313406 million for named community grants and services. This includes $90,000 each for interstate and intrastate metropolitan planning, plus $360,000 for planning and development. West Central Arkansas Economic Development District joins the districts sharing intrastate planning funds equally. Allocations also include $50,000 for Baby Sharon’s children’s illness grants, $34,372 for public defender reimbursement, and $400,000 for the Morgan Nick Foundation. The package also funds listed museum, certification, and related programs; it does not set individual household award amounts.

Operating support for juvenile detention facilities

The law provides $400,000 for local juvenile detention operating grants from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Money comes from the Juvenile Detention Facilities Operating Fund and must cover facility operating expenses. Allocations to named local facilities are reduced proportionally when available funds are insufficient.

Funding for organ donation education

The law provides $25,000 for organ donation education from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The money comes from the Organ Donation Trust Fund. It goes to the Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency or its successor for educational materials and related costs.

Arkansas funds interstate organization memberships

The law provides $1.77649 million for Arkansas contributions to 18 interstate organizations during July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Recipients include regional education, tax administration, and state legislative organizations. The state finance secretary can move funding and spending authority among contribution items. Unspent balances from June 30, 2026, can carry into this fiscal year. The money does not provide household payments.

Bond coverage funding for public employees

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law funds blanket surety bond premiums for public employees. It provides $250,000 for state employees and $500,000 each for participating county and municipal employee programs. Participating school districts receive $250,000 for their employee bond program. The state finance secretary can move spending authority among these four programs. The money pays bond premiums, not employees or households.

Funding authority for state technology improvements

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law creates a funding account for state technology improvement projects. Projects must improve state technology operations and cannot be charged to federal programs. Transfers can reimburse documented project bills from the Office of State Technology. They require state fiscal officer approval and prior legislative review. The provided text does not specify a funding amount.

Funding for medical marijuana oversight

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $5 million for agency medical marijuana regulation expenses. Agencies short of spending authority can request transfers, stating the amount needed and obtaining state fiscal officer approval. The fiscal officer can also transfer money from the Medical Marijuana Implementation and Operations Fund to agency funds. That money must cover implementation, administration, or enforcement of the 2016 medical marijuana amendment. These funding rules do not change residents’ rights or duties.

Governments can use property sale proceeds

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law authorizes $2.5 million from the Property Sales Holding Fund. State agencies, counties, cities, and other local governments can spend or distribute net property sale proceeds. The property must be sold through the state’s Marketing and Redistribution Division. This does not create household payments.

Temporary funding transfers for state agencies

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, agencies and institutions short of spending authority can request temporary transfers. Requests must state the amount and purpose, plus any information the state fiscal officer requires. The fiscal officer can reject, change, or approve requests. Approved requests need prior Legislative Council approval, or Joint Budget Committee approval during a regular or fiscal session. Approved spending authority cannot carry into the next fiscal year.

Medicaid matching support for Children’s Hospital

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Arkansas Children’s Hospital can request state transfers to match federal Medicaid funds. Caps are $1 million for the Burn Center, $700,000 for hospital payments, $600,000 for reproductive health monitoring, and $233,600 for the intensive care nursery. The hospital can also request up to $1 million in state matching funds for cost-based helicopter patient transport reimbursement. Its president and CEO can ask the state’s Medicaid division to retain up to $1 million for supplemental hospital Medicaid payments. These funding rules do not change patients’ Medicaid eligibility or benefit amounts.

Funding for firefighter and police pensions

The law provides $80 million for municipal firefighter and police relief and pension fund tax payments. The funding covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. It comes from the Firemen’s and Police Officers’ Pension and Relief Fund. The law does not change who qualifies or set any retiree’s payment amount.

Payroll reporting for unpaid public officials

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the state fiscal officer can create up to 250 payroll placeholders. These are for tax reporting for board members, commission members, and elected officials who otherwise receive no salary or wages. They do not count toward agency staffing limits. They do not provide state retirement or health insurance eligibility.

Registration reinstatement fees support public funds

Beginning July 1, 2026, registration reinstatement fees after uninsured driving go to the State Treasury as general revenue. They are allocated under the Revenue Stabilization Law instead of the prior fee-distribution rule. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, maximum allocations are $1.545068 million for State Police retirement and $3.390177 million for judicial fine collection. Additional maximums are $5.204654 million for the State Administration of Justice Fund and $450,546 for motor vehicle services. Payments are monthly, based on each fund’s proportional share; the fee amount and trigger do not change.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 130 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/29/2026

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 29, 2026 11:26:46 AM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 4/28/2026

House Vote - Tuesday, April 28, 2026 2:17:47 PM

Yes: 96 • No: 1 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1064 is now Act 168

    5/1/2026House

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

    4/29/2026House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/29/2026House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/29/2026House

  5. Returned to the House as Passed.

    4/29/2026House

  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/29/2026House

  7. Read the third time and passed.

    4/29/2026House

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

    4/28/2026House

  9. Received from the House.

    4/28/2026House

  10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/28/2026House

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

    4/28/2026House

  12. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/27/2026House

  13. Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    4/27/2026House

  14. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    4/27/2026House

  15. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2

    4/23/2026House

  16. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/22/2026House

  17. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    4/22/2026House

  18. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    4/22/2026House

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

    4/8/2026House

  20. Filed

    4/1/2026House

Bill Text

  • HB1064 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

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