# Arkansas SB54: AN ACT FOR THE AUDITOR OF STATE - DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Arkansas SB54, AN ACT FOR THE AUDITOR OF STATE - DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-04-23 (Notification that SB54 is now Act 1015); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB54
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT FOR THE AUDITOR OF STATE - DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-04-23, Notification that SB54 is now Act 1015
- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Arkansas funds deputy prosecutor jobs and expenses: benefit, low. The law gives Arkansas's Auditor of State $32.942383 million for deputy prosecutors from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The State Central Services Fund provides $24.408568 million for salaries and $8.488415 million for payroll-related costs. It also provides $4,800 for special deputy expenses…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 12:00:26 PM | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 2:30:29 PM | pass | 33 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-04-23: Notification that SB54 is now Act 1015 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Returned To Senate as Passed. (House)
- 2025-04-16: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House)
- 2025-04-16: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House)
- 2025-04-16: RULES SUSPENDED (House)
- 2025-04-15: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House)
- 2025-04-15: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-04-15: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 2 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (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

- SB54 - Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB54.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=1015.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
- [SB54 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB54.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=1015.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB54-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).
