# Arkansas SB74: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026. Arkansas SB74, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-02-25 (Notification that SB74 is now Act 192); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB74-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB74 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-02-25, Notification that SB74 is now Act 192 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Aid funded for veterans’ minor children: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides $179,381 for Arkansas Veterans’ Child Welfare Service. This includes $107,762 in grants or aid for veterans’ minor children. The rest supports staff and operating costs. The law does not specify individual award amounts or eligibility details. - Funding supports local veterans’ service offices: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $2.59 million for Arkansas veterans’ agency operations. This includes $516,000 for county veterans’ service offices, which help veterans seek benefits, and $4,000 for promotional items. A separate $51,752 funds staff and operations at the Disab… - Leftover funds support veterans’ cemetery upkeep: benefit, low. The state’s chief fiscal officer can transfer up to $50,000 in leftover 2024–2025 veterans’ agency operating funds for cemetery upkeep. This supports cemetery realignment and maintenance during July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. The department must explain the carryforward in writing to the state budget o… - Veterans’ burial services and expansion funded: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, cemetery operations receive about $1.18 million in state funds and $668,808 in cash funds. The state funding includes $50,000 for cemetery realignment and maintenance. Cash funding includes $125,000 for equipment and other capital purchases, plus $6,500 for promotion… - Funding keeps Arkansas veterans’ homes running: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $33.13 million from cash funds for Arkansas veterans’ homes. The money covers staff, care operations, equipment, and maintenance. It includes about $11.20 million for regular salaries, $550,000 for overtime, and $72,831 for special maintenanc… - Northwest Arkansas veterans’ home project funded: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $45 million for a Northwest Arkansas State Veterans Home. This combines $15 million in state cash matching funds with $30 million in federal funds. The money is for land, improvements, construction, renovation, and equipment. The law does not set a… - Veterans’ agency staffing allowed but capped: mixed, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Arkansas’s veterans’ agency can have no more than 305 regular employees. The law lists authorized jobs and salary grades. It also allows up to 30 temporary or part-time workers at veterans’ homes and five at veterans’ cemeteries when needed. Extra-help workers must b… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2:27:28 PM | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, February 17, 2025 3:23:48 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-02-25: Notification that SB74 is now Act 192 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-02-18: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Returned To Senate as Passed. (House) - 2025-02-18: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-18: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-18: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2025-02-18: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2025-02-17: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House) - 2025-02-17: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-17: Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-17: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB74 - Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB74.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=192.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 - [SB74 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB74.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=192.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-SB74-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).