# Arkansas SB191: AN ACT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE REAPPROPRIATION.

Arkansas SB191, AN ACT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE REAPPROPRIATION., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-02-17 (Notification that SB191 is now Act 74) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB191
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE REAPPROPRIATION.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-02-17, Notification that SB191 is now Act 74
- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Arkansas keeps funding historic document preservation: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law renews remaining funding authority for the Secretary of State's historic document digitization and preservation project. It carries forward the appropriation in Section 25 of Act 24 of 2024, capped at $425,000. Money comes from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resou…
- Arkansas keeps funding voting machine replacements: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Secretary of State can use remaining funds for statewide voting machine equipment replacement. The law renews spending authority from Act 106 of 2024, rather than providing a new $15 million allocation. Funding comes from the Development and Enhancement Fund, limited to…
- Arkansas funds Capitol grounds and energy upgrades: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law renews remaining funding authority from Act 106 of 2024 for Capitol grounds and green projects. Funding comes from the Development and Enhancement Fund, limited to each project's remaining balance and cap. North Entry Promenade I and II improvements have a $538,112 c…
- Arkansas renews business services system funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Secretary of State can use remaining funds to update the Business and Commercial Services System. The law renews authority from Act 106 of 2024, using the Development and Enhancement Fund. Spending is limited to the remaining balance and a $4 million cap. The law does no…
- Arkansas renews funding for Capitol repairs: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law renews authority to spend remaining Capitol repair funds from Act 106 of 2024. Money comes from the Development and Enhancement Fund, with each project limited to its remaining balance and stated cap. Caps are $6.5 million for north-end heating, cooling, and ventilat…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-11 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, February 11, 2025 2:17:54 PM | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, February 10, 2025 2:36:59 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-02-17: Notification that SB191 is now Act 74 (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Returned To Senate as Passed. (House)
- 2025-02-11: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House)
- 2025-02-11: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House)
- 2025-02-11: RULES SUSPENDED (House)
- 2025-02-10: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House)
- 2025-02-10: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-02-10: Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB191 - Introduced, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB191.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=74.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)
- 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)
- HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (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
- [SB191 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB191.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=74.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)
- [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025)
- [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB191-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).
