# Arkansas HB1068: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1068, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2026 Fiscal Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2026-05-01 (Notification that HB1068 is now Act 170) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1068-2026F - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1068 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-01 - Last action: 2026-05-01, Notification that HB1068 is now Act 170 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for household tax refunds: benefit, high. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $780 million for individual income tax refunds and property tax rebates. Income tax refunds cover taxes withheld under Arkansas law; property tax rebates must be allowed under Amendment 79. Another $175 million funds refunds for taxes paid i… - Rural communities get health program funding: benefit, medium. The law provides $500 million in federal funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program for the year ending June 30, 2027. Of that total, $499.687121 million is for grants and aid. The state's Chief Fiscal Officer designates the federal funds. The funding supports the rural health program but… - Funding for corporate tax refunds: benefit, medium. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $200 million for corporate income tax refunds. Refunds cover corporate taxes withheld under Arkansas Code § 26-51-901. The law does not set a refund amount for each corporation. - Revenue temporary workers lose hour caps: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, authorized Revenue Services extra-help jobs are exempt from statutory or regulatory work-hour limits. This allows temporary and part-time staff to work beyond those caps but does not guarantee extra hours or pay. When an employee works for the division for… - Funding for child abuse prevention programs: benefit, low. The law provides $5.251521 million for child abuse and neglect program expenses and grants. The money is for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. It funds programs and grant recipients, not set payments to families. The law does not establish individual eligibility. - Funding for victim services and shelters: benefit, low. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the law provides $30.440304 million in federal violence prevention funding. The money comes through federal victim assistance, violence against women, and family violence prevention laws. Another $359,196 provides matching grants for approved victim-assista… - Justice grants support state and local programs: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $4 million in federal non-victim justice matching grants. The Chief Fiscal Officer designates those funds; another $1 million supports approved state and local drug enforcement, violent offender, substance abuse, and related programs. When f… - Funding for developmental disability grants: benefit, low. The law provides $1.190929 million in federal funds for grants and aid through the Arkansas Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. The money is for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The state's Chief Fiscal Officer designates the funds. The law does not set individual grant amounts or eli… - Funding for opioid abuse program grants: benefit, low. The law provides $6.9558 million in federal funds for Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program grants and aid. The money is for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The state's Chief Fiscal Officer designates the funds. The law does not set direct household payments or individual eligibility. - Collected fees go to recipient entities: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides $100,000 to distribute collected fees and service charges. The money goes to entities on whose behalf the fees were collected. This does not change household fees or create a household payment. - Funding for technology apprenticeship training: benefit, low. The law provides $150,000 for the information technology apprenticeship program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The funding supports the program. The law does not state who qualifies or how much any participant receives. - Fuel tax refunds for eligible users: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law funds two fuel tax refund programs. It provides $1.5 million for valid gasoline tax refund claims by agricultural users and bus drivers. Another $10 million funds legally authorized refunds for interstate users of motor fuels and special motor fuels.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-28 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 28, 2026 2:34:38 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-04-27 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 27, 2026 3:24:49 PM | pass | 94 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (19) - 2026-05-01: Notification that HB1068 is now Act 170 (House) - 2026-04-28: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2026-04-28: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2026-04-28: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2026-04-28: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-28: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2026-04-27: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2026-04-27: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2026-04-27: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2026-04-27: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2026-04-23: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2026-04-21: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2026-04-21: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2026-04-21: 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 - HB1068 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1068.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=170.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 - [HB1068 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1068.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=170.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-HB1068-2026F (as of 2026-10-19).