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Yes: 128 • No: 1
ArkansasSB222025 Regular SessionSenate
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Funding for fair housing protections
From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas funds fair housing enforcement and public education. The Fair Housing Commission receives about $1.23 million in state operating funds and $95,000 from its trust fund. The trust funding includes $50,000 for operations and $45,000 for conferences and travel supporting education. The commission can have up to 11 regular employees and two temporary or part-time workers. This supports housing discrimination work, not direct payments, rent changes, or new housing benefit eligibility.
Funding for audits of state spending
The law provides about $3.36 million for Arkansas's Office of Internal Audit from the State Central Services Fund. The funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. It pays for staff and operating costs, with up to 25 regular employees authorized. The money supports reviews of state agency finances and public spending, not direct household payments.
Funding for Inspector General support staff
The law provides about $1.35 million for Inspector General shared staff and operations from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. It authorizes up to 11 regular employees and provides no direct household payments. The state's chief fiscal officer can manage paying accounts and transfer State Central Services Fund money for these costs. Transfer authority is limited to Inspector General appropriation acts and runs through June 30, 2026. Spending under the law must follow state purchasing, salary, revenue, finance, and budget requirements.
Funding for Medicaid fraud checks
From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law funds Arkansas Medicaid oversight and fraud detection. Office operations receive about $1.15 million in state funds, $1.58 million in federal funds, and $345,909 in cash funds. The Enterprise Fraud Program receives another $900,000 in state funds and $3.6 million in federal funds. The office can have up to 25 regular employees and two temporary or part-time workers. The state's chief fiscal officer selects the federal and cash funding accounts. This funding does not change Medicaid eligibility, coverage, or benefit amounts.
Funding for independent taxpayer appeals
The law provides about $1.61 million for Arkansas's Independent Tax Appeals Commission from the State Central Services Fund. The funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. It pays for staff and operations, with up to nine staff positions authorized. This supports the forum for resolving state tax disputes but does not change tax amounts or appeal rights.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/18/2025
House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:25:30 PM
Yes: 94 • No: 1 • Other: 2
Senate vote • 3/13/2025
Senate Vote - Thursday, March 13, 2025 3:41:42 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB22 is now Act 377
3/20/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
3/19/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
3/19/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
3/18/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
3/18/2025SenateReturned To Senate as Passed.
3/18/2025HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
3/18/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/18/2025HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
3/18/2025HouseRULES SUSPENDED
3/18/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
3/13/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
3/13/2025HouseOrdered immediately transmitted to the House.
3/13/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
3/13/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/13/2025SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/10/2025SenateAmendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
3/10/2025SenatePlaced on second reading for purpose of amendment.
3/10/2025SenateReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
3/6/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
1/13/2025SenateFiled
1/7/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB22 - Introduced
1/7/2025
Act Version
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