# Arkansas SB182: TO REQUIRE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR UNTIL A NEW APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Arkansas SB182, TO REQUIRE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR UNTIL A NEW APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Glenn Barnes (Democratic), Ben Gilmore (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-11 (Notification that SB182 is now Act 24); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB182-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB182 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO REQUIRE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR UNTIL A NEW APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-02-11, Notification that SB182 is now Act 24 - Sponsors: Glenn Barnes (Democratic), Ben Gilmore (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (125 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County workers stay paid during budget delays: benefit, low. If an Arkansas county misses the January 1 budget deadline, last year's spending plan automatically takes effect again. It includes amendments passed by December 31, keeps final approved spending limits, and starts recorded spending at zero. County expenses, including most employee salaries, contin… - County officials lose pay during budget delays: cost, low. If an Arkansas county misses the January 1 budget deadline, the county judge's salary is not paid. Justices of the peace also lose their per-day compensation until a new annual budget is adopted. A later budget cannot authorize either type of pay for the period covered by the automatically renewed… - Municipal spending continues with new purchase limits: mixed, low. Arkansas municipalities must adopt a budget by February 1 each year. If no budget is adopted by January 1, last year's budget applies until a new one is adopted. It includes amendments passed by ordinance by December 31, but spending is limited to necessary operations. Covered costs include regular… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Glenn Barnes (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Ben Gilmore (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Holcomb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth B. Ferguson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie Flowers (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Wardlaw (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-10 | House | House Vote - Monday, February 10, 2025 1:46:53 PM | pass | 92 | 0 | 3 | | 2025-02-05 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:56:24 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-02-11: Notification that SB182 is now Act 24 (Senate) - 2025-02-10: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-10: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-10: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-06: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-05: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-05: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-05: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-05: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB182 - Introduced, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB182.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=24.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 - [SB182 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB182.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=24.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-SB182-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).