# Arkansas HB1077: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1077, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS 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 HB1077 is now Act 127); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1077-2026F - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1077 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF COUNTY OPERATIONS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-01 - Last action: 2026-04-29, Notification that HB1077 is now Act 127 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (125 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Staff and funding for county benefit offices: benefit, medium. Arkansas provides about $194.4 million for DHS county operations from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. It pays for staff, operating costs, professional services, and data processing rather than direct household checks. The law caps regular positions at 2,010 and authorizes up to 43 temporary or… - Grants for older and disabled residents: benefit, low. Arkansas provides $4,000 from the DHS Grants Fund Account for Aid to Aged, Blind, Disabled grants. The funding covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The law does not set an individual grant amount or change who qualifies. - Emergency rent assistance funding for households: benefit, low. Arkansas sets aside about $2.13 million in designated federal funds for emergency rental assistance grants. The funding covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The law does not set each household's grant amount or establish eligibility rules. - Funding for children's summer food benefits: benefit, low. Arkansas provides about $50.6 million for Summer EBT food benefits from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The program supports summer groceries for children who qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. This funding provision does not set each child's benefit amount or establish new eligib… - Funding for low-income families and groceries: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Arkansas provides about $76.5 million for three assistance programs. This includes about $57.2 million for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and $5.4 million for SNAP food assistance. Another $13.9 million funds Community Service Block Grants for anti-… - Federal approval required for family cash limits: cost, medium. These rules apply July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families cash assistance. When the Governor or General Assembly requests it, DHS must seek federal approval to limit spending and cash withdrawals. Allowed needs include food, clothing, housing, utilities, chil… - Family assistance funds support early education: mixed, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, DHS must transfer $7.5 million from federal family assistance funds. The money goes to the Public School Fund Account solely for the Arkansas Better Chance early childhood program. This redirects money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block g… ## 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 HB1077 is now Act 127 (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: 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 - HB1077 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1077.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=127.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 - [HB1077 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1077.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=127.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-HB1077-2026F (as of 2026-10-16).