# Arkansas SB20: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas SB20, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2026 Fiscal Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2026-04-29 (Notification that SB20 is now Act 132) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB20-2026F - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB20 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-04-01 - Last action: 2026-04-29, Notification that SB20 is now Act 132 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Community care funding for people with disabilities: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, DHS must reserve the first $37.6 million allocated to its Grants Fund Account for disability services. The money is only for home and community services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Services must be through the Community and Employment Support… - Funding for Arkansas Medicaid patients: benefit, high. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law provides about $10.398 billion for Medicaid and related services. This includes about $8.336 billion for hospital and medical care and $625.637 million for prescription drugs. Private nursing home care gets about $1.049 billion; public nursing home c… - Funding to protect nursing home residents: benefit, medium. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Long-Term Care Trust Fund provides $4.5 million for facility problems or closures. This money can help residents move, replace lost personal funds, and keep facilities operating while problems are fixed or facilities close. The same trust fund provides… - Medicaid matching funds for Arkansas Children’s Hospital: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Arkansas Children’s Hospital can ask DHS to retain up to $2.1 million. This money comes from the Child and Family Life Institute grant already included in the law’s Medicaid funding. It must match federal funds for extra Medicaid payments to the hospital. T… - Limits on health coverage enrollment outreach: cost, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, DHS cannot fund unsolicited enrollment promotion or advertising for two coverage programs. These are Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me and the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace. Exceptions allow specified communications with licensed agents, reques… - Medicaid provider payments can rise or fall: mixed, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Arkansas Medicaid uses federally approved methods to set provider payment rates. DHS can raise or lower rates for good cause, including equal-quality care at lower cost or higher Medicaid prices than other purchasers pay. Other reasons include technology or… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-27 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 27, 2026 3:41:26 PM | pass | 94 | 1 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 23, 2026 12:21:05 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-04-29: Notification that SB20 is now Act 132 (Senate) - 2026-04-28: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-27: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Returned To Senate as Passed. (House) - 2026-04-27: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2026-04-27: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2026-04-27: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2026-04-27: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2026-04-23: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House) - 2026-04-23: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2026-04-23: Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB20 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FSB20.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=132.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related bills - SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. (enacted) ## Sources - [SB20 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FSB20.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=132.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related - [SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB31-2026F) - [HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1066-2026F) - [HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL Y…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1005-2026F) - [SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEH…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB21-2026F) - [HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY E…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1007-2026F) - [HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1103-2026F) - [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-SB20-2026F (as of 2026-10-19).