PRIA Logo™
ArkansasSB532026 Fiscal SessionSenateWALLET

AN ACT FOR THE AUDITOR OF STATE - DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

Enacted

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Arkansas funds deputy prosecutor staffing

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law authorizes up to 289 Arkansas deputy prosecutor employees. This includes 54 part-time attorney I, 14 part-time attorney II, and 16 part-time attorney III positions. The Auditor of State receives about $32.96 million in spending authority from the State Central Services Fund. This covers about $24.41 million for salaries and $8.49 million for related personnel costs. It also covers $5,170 for special deputy expense allowances and $61,500 for licenses. Spending must stay within the approved budget and legally available funds, follow state fiscal rules, and serve documented budget purposes. The law supports prosecutor operations, not direct household payments.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 129 • No: 0

House vote • 4/23/2026

House Vote - Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:39:14 AM

Yes: 95 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/22/2026

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1:59:05 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB53 is now Act 82

    4/27/2026Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/24/2026Senate

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

    4/24/2026Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/23/2026Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/23/2026Senate

  6. Returned To Senate as Passed.

    4/23/2026House

  7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/23/2026House

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

    4/23/2026House

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

    4/23/2026House

  10. RULES SUSPENDED

    4/23/2026House

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

    4/22/2026House

  12. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/22/2026House

  13. Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/22/2026Senate

  14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/22/2026Senate

  15. Read the third time and passed.

    4/22/2026Senate

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

    4/21/2026Senate

  17. Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/15/2026Senate

  18. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/15/2026Senate

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

    4/15/2026Senate

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

    4/15/2026Senate

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

    4/8/2026Senate

  22. Filed

    4/1/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • SB53 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

    PDF

  • Act Version

    PDF

Related Bills

Back to State Legislation