# Arkansas SB29: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS MINORITY HEALTH INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - ARKANSAS MINORITY HEALTH COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Arkansas SB29, AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS MINORITY HEALTH INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - ARKANSAS MINORITY HEALTH COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-02-17 (Notification that SB29 is now Act 58) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB29
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS MINORITY HEALTH INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - ARKANSAS MINORITY HEALTH COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-17, Notification that SB29 is now Act 58
- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Funding for Arkansas minority health services: benefit, low. The law provides about $1.809 million for Arkansas’s Minority Health Initiative from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The money comes from the Targeted State Needs Program Account, including $558,554 for screening, monitoring, treatment, and outreach. It also provides $326,124 for salaries, $12…
- Funding limits for Commission employees: cost, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, continued funding is not guaranteed for Commission jobs paid with Tobacco Settlement money. State money can replace expired settlement funds only with a General Assembly appropriation and the Governor’s authorization. The Commission must explain these limit…
- Spending flexibility and limits for Commission: mixed, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Commission can move funds only as this law allows. At its request, the Chief Fiscal Officer must create a promotional-items spending line; its initial budget is $0. Transfers there from operations or screening, monitoring, treatment, and outreach need p…

## 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 2:10:20 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 SB29 is now Act 58 (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)
- 2025-01-13: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB29 - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB29.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=58.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
- [SB29 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB29.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=58.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-SB29-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).