# Arkansas SB51: AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR COORDINATOR APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas SB51, AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR COORDINATOR APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-04-21 (Notification that SB51 is now Act 893); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB51-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB51 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR COORDINATOR APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-04-21, Notification that SB51 is now Act 893 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Loan repayment help for public attorneys: benefit, low. The law sets aside $88,881 in federal funds for student loan repayment refunds and reimbursements. This help is for eligible state and federal public defenders and deputy prosecuting attorneys with qualified student loans. The funds are designated by the state’s Chief Fiscal Officer for July 1, 202… - Funding for drug enforcement training: benefit, low. The law provides $70,660 for law enforcement and prosecutor drug enforcement training. The money comes from the Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Drug Enforcement Training Fund. It covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and does not create a direct household payment. - Funding for Paws for Justice staff: benefit, low. The law provides $606,461 from the State Central Services Fund for Paws for Justice staff and operating costs. It allows up to six regular facility dog handler positions. The funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. It does not create a direct household payment or set individual benefit… - Funding for prosecutor office staff: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law provides about $1.52 million for prosecutor office operations. The money comes from the State Central Services Fund, and the office can have up to 12 regular employees. All spending under this law must stay within approved amounts and legally availab… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | House | House Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:50:22 PM | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 2:15:35 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-04-21: Notification that SB51 is now Act 893 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Returned To Senate as Passed. (House) - 2025-04-10: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-04-10: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-10: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2025-04-10: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2025-04-09: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House) - 2025-04-09: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-04-09: Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB51 - Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB51.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=893.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [SB51 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB51.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=893.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-SB51-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).