# Arkansas SB192: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC DEFENDER COMMISSION REAPPROPRIATION.

Arkansas SB192, AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC DEFENDER COMMISSION REAPPROPRIATION., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-02-17 (Notification that SB192 is now Act 75) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB192
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC DEFENDER COMMISSION REAPPROPRIATION.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-02-17, Notification that SB192 is now Act 75
- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Funding for juvenile resentencing in Arkansas: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Arkansas Public Defender Commission can use up to $233,629 for juvenile resentencing costs. The money comes from the Development and Enhancement Fund's remaining appropriation under Act 105 of 2024. It pays only for expenses related to resentencing juveniles sentenced to…

## 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 SB192 is now Act 75 (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

- SB192 - Introduced, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB192.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=75.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
- [SB192 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB192.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=75.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-SB192-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).