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ArkansasSB722025 Regular SessionSenate
AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 6 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Funding for jurors with sensory disabilities
The law provides $10,000 for jury-service accommodations from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The funding helps people with hearing or visual impairments serve as potential jurors or jurors. It pays accommodation costs rather than providing direct payments to jurors.
Funding for children in welfare cases
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $8.50 million for representation in child abuse and neglect cases. This includes $1.75 million for local Court Appointed Special Advocates grants and $396,750 for court-appointed attorney fees and reimbursements. Another $761,474 in designated federal funds supports court improvements, including $140,000 for dependency-neglect grants. Required monthly transfers from the State Administration of Justice Fund help finance the representation program. These funds support services and grants, not direct household payments.
Funding for court services and training
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $6.92 million for Arkansas court office operations. This includes $519,350 for court interpreters and $400,000 for judge education. Separate funding provides $80,000 for district judge training and $120,000 for district judge and clerk training. The court office can have 47 regular employees and two extra-help workers. These funds support court services, not direct household payments.
Funding for court technology and operations
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $8.09 million for the state court automation system. This money comes from the Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund. Another $150,000 comes from a state treasury cash fund chosen by the Chief Fiscal Officer. The automation program can have 43 regular employees. The money pays technology, staffing, and operating costs; it does not provide payments to court users.
Funding for mediation and dispute resolution
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides $405,812 for the Dispute Resolution Commission. That includes $25,000 in grants for ways to resolve disputes outside court. Another $275,000 pays commission expenses, fees, and services from a state treasury cash fund chosen by the Chief Fiscal Officer. A separate $155,943 in designated federal funds pays staff and operating costs for family visitation mediation. The law does not set household eligibility or individual payments for these programs.
Funding to reimburse counties for jurors
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides $850,000 to reimburse counties for juror costs. The court office director can also transfer spending authority and matching State Central Services funding to the County Juror Reimbursement Fund. Prior Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee approval is required when either is meeting in a legislative session. The transfer provision sets neither a total transfer amount nor an individual juror payment.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/14/2025
House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 2:27:16 PM
Yes: 99 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/10/2025
Senate Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 1:34:12 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB72 is now Act 776
4/18/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
4/15/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
4/15/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
4/14/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
4/14/2025SenateReturned to the Senate as passed.
4/14/2025HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/14/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/14/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
4/10/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
4/10/2025HouseOrdered immediately transmitted to the House.
4/10/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/10/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/10/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
4/9/2025SenateRe-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
4/7/2025SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
4/7/2025SenateAmendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
4/7/2025SenateWithdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
4/7/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
1/16/2025SenateFiled
1/15/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB72 - Introduced
1/15/2025
Act Version
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