# Arkansas SB30: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - ARKANSAS TOBACCO SETTLEMENT COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas SB30, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - ARKANSAS TOBACCO SETTLEMENT 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 SB30 is now Act 59) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB30-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB30 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - ARKANSAS TOBACCO SETTLEMENT COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-02-17, Notification that SB30 is now Act 59 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (120 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas funds tobacco settlement oversight operations: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law budgets $357,456 from the Tobacco Settlement Commission Fund. This supports the Commission's work to monitor and evaluate tobacco settlement program accounts. The budget includes $43,881 for salaries, $18,000 for related employee costs, and $42,575 f… - Funding limits for settlement-paid state workers: cost, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas does not guarantee continued job funding when tobacco settlement money is insufficient. State money can replace expired settlement funds only when the General Assembly funds it and the Governor authorizes its use. The Commission must tell new and c… - Tighter controls on Commission spending transfers: cost, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Commission can transfer budget amounts only as this law allows. When operating budget categories are inadequate, the agency head must request changes using the Chief Fiscal Officer's forms. Requests must identify the amounts, categories, and reasons; ch… ## 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 2:12:55 PM | pass | 88 | 3 | 8 | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, February 10, 2025 2:36:59 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (16) - 2025-02-17: Notification that SB30 is now Act 59 (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 the 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) - 2025-02-10: 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 - SB30 - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB30.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=59.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 - [SB30 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB30.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=59.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-SB30-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).