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ArkansasSB712025 Regular SessionSenate

AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS - COURT PERSONNEL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Arkansas funds court administrators and reporters

For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas funds court staff through the State Central Services Fund. The law provides about $10.72 million for up to 127 trial court administrators, including $175,000 each for expenses and substitutes. It also provides about $12.58 million for up to 127 court reporters, including salaries and related personnel costs. Reporter funding includes $600,000 for transcripts for people who cannot afford them, $350,000 for expense allowances, and $375,000 for substitutes. Spending must follow the listed purposes, formal budget documents, and state purchasing, budgeting, and salary laws.

Arkansas funds juvenile court officers

For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas provides about $4.62 million toward full-time juvenile probation and intake officers’ salaries. These partial salary reimbursements follow Arkansas Code §§ 16-13-327 and 16-13-328. The law also provides about $1.07 million for up to 13 juvenile drug court probation and intake officers. Drug court funding covers salaries, related personnel costs, and $87,500 for risk assessments and behavioral screenings. Both programs use the State Central Services Fund, with spending limited to approved purposes and subject to state fiscal laws.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 131 • No: 0

House vote • 4/10/2025

House Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:50:22 PM

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/9/2025

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 2:15:35 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB71 is now Act 896

    4/21/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/14/2025Senate

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

    4/14/2025Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/10/2025Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/10/2025Senate

  6. Returned To Senate as Passed.

    4/10/2025House

  7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/10/2025House

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

    4/10/2025House

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

    4/10/2025House

  10. RULES SUSPENDED

    4/10/2025House

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

    4/9/2025House

  12. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/9/2025House

  13. Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/9/2025Senate

  14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/9/2025Senate

  15. Read the third time and passed.

    4/9/2025Senate

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

    4/8/2025Senate

  17. Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/7/2025Senate

  18. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    4/7/2025Senate

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

    4/7/2025Senate

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

    4/7/2025Senate

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

    1/16/2025Senate

  22. Filed

    1/15/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB71 - Introduced

    1/15/2025

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  • Act Version

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