# Arkansas SB132: AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF APPROVED CLAIMS. Arkansas SB132, AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF APPROVED CLAIMS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-04-10 (Notification that SB132 is now Act 535); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB132-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB132 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF APPROVED CLAIMS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Notification that SB132 is now Act 535 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (165 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Four transportation claimants get state payments: benefit, high. The law provides about $1.39 million for four approved claims in fiscal year 2024–2025. Kenena Pelfrey gets $343,000, and Milton Holliman gets $53,035.08. Katelyn Spicer gets $95,000, and Sterling Dodson gets $900,000. The money comes from the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund. These… - Two estates get approved claim payments: benefit, high. For fiscal year 2024–2025, the law provides $400,000 to Christine McAuliffe, special administrator of David Cains's estate. That claim involves the Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental Disabilities Services. It also provides $300,000 to Mary Ann Jones, special administrator of Os… - Two named claimants get state payments: benefit, high. For fiscal year 2024–2025, the law funds two one-time payments for approved claims against Arkansas. G&C Tharaldson Dynasty Trust FBO Bobbi Jo Tharaldson gets $19,204.34 from the Individual Income Tax Withholding Fund. Alyssa Kristine Burns gets $20,030.05 from the University of Arkansas Medical Ce… - Agencies can carry claim payments forward: benefit, low. Agencies short of 2024–2025 funds to pay an allowed claim before June 30, 2025, can use 2025–2026 appropriations. Payment is allowed after July 1, 2025, with certification by the Chief Fiscal Officer. For claims funded outside the State Treasury, money can be transferred into the state's revolving… - Medical university gets state claim payment: benefit, low. The law provides $115,639.89 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for fiscal year 2024–2025. This one-time payment settles a state claim associated with the Department of Human Services. The Chief Fiscal Officer chooses the paying account. The payment does not change health benefits o… - Named companies get withholding-funded claim payments: benefit, low. The law provides $8.61398361 million from the Corporate Income Tax Withholding Fund for approved claims in fiscal year 2024–2025. BioMat USA gets $15,649, Barclays Bank PLS gets $447,267, and Cox Portfolio Holdings gets $19,917. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company gets $6.024594 million and $2.1065… - Sheridan gets approved state claim payment: benefit, low. The law provides $20,859.95 to the City of Sheridan for its approved claim against Arkansas. The one-time payment comes from the Municipal Aid Fund for fiscal year 2024–2025. The law does not specify a direct payment to city residents. - State vendors get approved claim payments: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2024–2025, the law funds one-time vendor payments for approved claims against Arkansas. Hewlett Packard Enterprise gets $71,947.47 from the State Central Services Fund; Excel Fitness BEB IV gets $19,000 from the state's revolving fund. Verizon (Cellco) gets $17,720.16 through Agricu… - State agencies must repay claim funds: cost, low. State entities must reimburse their supporting funds for Claims Commission payments approved by the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. The Joint Budget Committee approval applies while the General Assembly is in session. Repayment is credited to the original fund as a spending refund by… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 2:27:45 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:56:50 PM | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 5, 2025 4:01:12 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-04-10: Notification that SB132 is now Act 535 (Senate) - 2025-04-04: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-03: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-04-02: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-04-02: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-01: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-04-01: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-04-01: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-03-20: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-03-12: Re-referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-03-05: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House) - 2025-03-05: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-05: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-05: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB132 - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB132.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=535.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [SB132 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB132.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=535.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [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-SB132-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).