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ArkansasSB552026 Fiscal SessionSenate

AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 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.

Funding for Arkansas lawyer oversight services

The law authorizes about $5.73 million in Supreme Court Bar cash spending from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. It allows up to 25 regular employees and five temporary or part-time workers for licensing, discipline, lawyer assistance, and related services. The budget includes $1.69 million for refunds, investments, and transfers, $750,000 for operations, and $420,000 for professional fees. It also provides $75,000 each for construction and major purchases. Spending must stay within approved amounts and available cash and follow state fiscal and pay laws; the law does not change fees.

Funding for Arkansas Supreme Court services

The law provides about $7.67 million from the State Central Services Fund for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. It authorizes up to 52 regular court employees and five temporary or part-time workers. Funding includes $195,000 for court-appointed attorneys and $300,000 for records technology, plus court reporting, education, security, and daily operations. Spending cannot exceed the approved budget or available funds and must follow state purchasing, accounting, budget, and pay laws. This supports court services without creating direct household payments or changing eligibility for court-appointed counsel.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 127 • No: 1

House vote • 4/27/2026

House Vote - Monday, April 27, 2026 3:41:26 PM

Yes: 94 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/23/2026

Senate Vote - Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:26:09 AM

Yes: 33 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB55 is now Act 137

    4/29/2026Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/28/2026Senate

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

    4/28/2026Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/27/2026Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/27/2026Senate

  6. Returned To Senate as Passed.

    4/27/2026House

  7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/27/2026House

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

    4/27/2026House

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

    4/27/2026House

  10. RULES SUSPENDED

    4/27/2026House

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

    4/23/2026House

  12. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/23/2026House

  13. Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/23/2026Senate

  14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/23/2026Senate

  15. Read the third time and passed.

    4/23/2026Senate

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

    4/22/2026Senate

  17. Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/21/2026Senate

  18. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/21/2026Senate

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

    4/21/2026Senate

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

    4/21/2026Senate

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

    4/8/2026Senate

  22. Filed

    4/1/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • SB55 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

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  • Act Version

    PDF

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