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ArkansasSB292026 Fiscal SessionSenate

AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Arkansas lieutenant governor office funding and staffing

The law provides $672,787 from the State Central Services Fund for the Arkansas lieutenant governor’s office. Funding covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. It includes $460,800 for salaries and $148,449 for related personnel costs. It also provides $52,304 for operating expenses and $11,234 for conferences and travel. No money is set aside for professional fees, capital purchases, or data processing. The office can have up to five regular employees, with maximum annual salaries set by position. One chief of staff/legal counsel can earn $129,000, and one communications/policy director can earn $102,000. Two security officers can earn $82,500 each, and one executive assistant/scheduler can earn $64,800. Spending cannot exceed the approved amounts or funds available by law. The office must follow state purchasing, accounting, budgeting, revenue, and salary laws, plus Department of Finance and Administration rules. Spending must also match the purposes shown in official budget recommendations and related records.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 117 • No: 13

House vote • 4/28/2026

House Vote - Tuesday, April 28, 2026 2:24:41 PM

Yes: 84 • No: 13

Senate vote • 4/27/2026

Senate Vote - Monday, April 27, 2026 3:19:21 PM

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB29 is now Act 151

    5/1/2026Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/28/2026Senate

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

    4/28/2026Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/28/2026Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/28/2026Senate

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

    4/28/2026House

  7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/28/2026House

  8. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/28/2026House

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.

    4/27/2026House

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/27/2026House

  11. Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/27/2026Senate

  12. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/27/2026Senate

  13. Read the third time and passed.

    4/27/2026Senate

  14. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/23/2026Senate

  15. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

    4/23/2026Senate

  16. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

    4/22/2026Senate

  17. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/8/2026Senate

  18. Filed

    4/1/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • SB29 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

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  • Act Version

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