# Arkansas SB636: AN ACT TO TRANSFER FUNDS; DEFINE THE MONIES TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE RESTRICTED RESERVE FUND; AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS; AND TO DECLARE AND EMERGENCY. Arkansas SB636, AN ACT TO TRANSFER FUNDS; DEFINE THE MONIES TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE RESTRICTED RESERVE FUND; AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS; AND TO DECLARE AND EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jonathan Dismang (Republican), Lane Jean (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-23 (Notification that SB636 is now Act 1017); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB636-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB636 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT TO TRANSFER FUNDS; DEFINE THE MONIES TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE RESTRICTED RESERVE FUND; AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS; AND TO DECLARE AND EMERGENCY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-09 - Last action: 2025-04-23, Notification that SB636 is now Act 1017 - Sponsors: Jonathan Dismang (Republican), Lane Jean (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (116 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State funds water and sewer grants: benefit, medium. The law provides water and sewer treatment grants from the Securities Reserve Fund after other transfers authorized by lawmakers. It preserves at least $100,000 and transfers the lesser of the available balance or $25 million on each date: September 1, 2025; July 2, 2026; and July 1, 2027. This all… - State reserve gets unused public money: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, Arkansas moves certified, unused state money and other authorized revenues into the Restricted Reserve Fund. Sources include named set-asides, qualifying reserve balances, recovered general revenues, and estate-tax revenues credited to the Development and Enhancement Fund. De… - Reserve recipients face funding checks: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2025, reserve transfers require checks that protect approved uses of public money. Legislative approval comes from the Legislative Council, or the Joint Budget Committee during a legislative session. Before money leaves the reserve, the Chief Fiscal Officer must confirm that the sp… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jonathan Dismang (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Lane Jean (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 12:23:03 PM | pass | 86 | 10 | 1 | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 2:33:23 PM | pass | 30 | 2 | 2 | ## Actions (16) - 2025-04-23: Notification that SB636 is now Act 1017 (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 the 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) - 2025-04-15: 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: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB636 - Introduced, 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB636.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=1017.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 - [SB636 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB636.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=1017.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-SB636-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).