# Arkansas SB22: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas SB22, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-03-20 (Notification that SB22 is now Act 377) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB22-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB22 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-03-20, Notification that SB22 is now Act 377 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for fair housing protections: benefit, low. 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 an… - Funding for audits of state spending: benefit, low. 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 fi… - Funding for Inspector General support staff: benefit, low. 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… - Funding for Medicaid fraud checks: benefit, low. 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 an… - Funding for independent taxpayer appeals: benefit, low. 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 st… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-18 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:25:30 PM | pass | 94 | 1 | 2 | | 2025-03-13 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, March 13, 2025 3:41:42 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-03-20: Notification that SB22 is now Act 377 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Returned To Senate as Passed. (House) - 2025-03-18: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-03-18: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-18: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2025-03-18: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2025-03-13: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House) - 2025-03-13: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-13: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB22 - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB22.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=377.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 - [SB22 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB22.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=377.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) - [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-SB22-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).