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Yes: 130 • No: 0
ArkansasSB202025 Regular SessionSenate
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - ARKANSAS SENTENCING COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Arkansas funds Sentencing Commission staff and operations
Beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides $475,757 for Arkansas Sentencing Commission operations through June 30, 2026. State agency funds cover $220,125 for salaries and $74,323 for related personnel costs. Operating costs receive $143,807, conference and travel costs receive $4,550, and professional fees receive $32,952. Capital purchases and data processing each receive $0. The commission is limited to three regular jobs: Director (GS13), Attorney (GS10), and Quality Assurance Manager (GS09). These codes identify the jobs’ salary grades. Spending cannot exceed the appropriation or legally available funds and must follow state purchasing, budgeting, revenue, and salary rules. Spending must also match the purposes documented in agency budget requests and executive and legislative recommendations.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/27/2025
House Vote - Thursday, February 27, 2025 2:12:17 PM
Yes: 96 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/17/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, February 17, 2025 3:23:48 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB20 is now Act 243
3/4/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
2/27/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
2/27/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
2/27/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
2/27/2025SenateReturned to the Senate as passed.
2/27/2025HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/27/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/27/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
2/17/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
2/17/2025HouseOrdered Immediately transmitted to the House.
2/17/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/17/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
2/17/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
2/13/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
1/13/2025SenateFiled
1/7/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB20 - Introduced
1/7/2025
Act Version
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