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ArkansasSB412025 Regular SessionSenate

AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

Enacted

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Arkansas Governor Gets Emergency Response Funds

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law provides $500,000 for the Arkansas Governor’s emergency proclamation activities. The money helps address conditions arising from public emergencies. This funding does not establish a direct household payment or benefit.

Arkansas Governor’s Office Staffing and Budget

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law provides $6.492175 million for the Arkansas Governor’s Office. The State Central Services Fund supplies $4.504822 million for regular salaries and $8,789 for extra help. It also supplies $1.502658 million for payroll-related costs, $446,706 for operations, $15,200 for conferences and travel, and $14,000 for professional fees. The office can employ up to 59 regular workers and seven temporary or part-time workers, with pay subject to legal limits. Moving money between Operations budget lines requires the state chief fiscal officer’s approval and prior Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee review. Spending must stay within authorized, available funds and follow state fiscal and purchasing laws.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 131 • No: 0

House vote • 4/10/2025

House Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:50:22 PM

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/9/2025

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 2:15:35 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB41 is now Act 892

    4/21/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/14/2025Senate

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

    4/14/2025Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/10/2025Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/10/2025Senate

  6. Returned To Senate as Passed.

    4/10/2025House

  7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/10/2025House

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

    4/10/2025House

  9. Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.

    4/10/2025House

  10. RULES SUSPENDED

    4/10/2025House

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

    4/9/2025House

  12. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/9/2025House

  13. Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/9/2025Senate

  14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/9/2025Senate

  15. Read the third time and passed.

    4/9/2025Senate

  16. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    4/8/2025Senate

  17. Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/7/2025Senate

  18. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/7/2025Senate

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

    4/7/2025Senate

  20. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1

    4/7/2025Senate

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

    1/13/2025Senate

  22. Filed

    1/13/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB41 - Introduced

    1/13/2025

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  • Act Version

    PDF

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