# Arkansas SB74: AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF APPROVED CLAIMS. Arkansas SB74, AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF APPROVED CLAIMS., is a 2026 Fiscal Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2026-04-27 (Notification that SB74 is now Act 94); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB74-2026F - 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: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF APPROVED CLAIMS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-04-16 - Last action: 2026-04-27, Notification that SB74 is now Act 94 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Health department claimants get one-time payments: benefit, high. The law provides $67,368.25 for two Department of Health claims in fiscal year 2025–2026. McKesson Medical Surgical MN Supply gets $40,147.53, and Stacy Ryan gets $27,220.72. The state's Chief Fiscal Officer chooses the paying account. These one-time payments do not create a general household healt… - Named claimants get one-time state payments: benefit, high. For fiscal year 2025–2026, the law provides $118,252.62 from the Individual Income Tax Withholding Fund through Revenue Services. Acima Holdings gets $38,622.01, and The Strong Company Inc. gets $19,648.30. Moses C. Ejiofor and Joyce D. Ejiofor get $18,352. Jeff Sisk and Donna Sisk get $23,842.31,… - Named estates and family get settlements: benefit, high. The law funds three one-time Department of Human Services claims for fiscal year 2025–2026. Developmental Disabilities Services pays Angela Stephens $725,000 as special administrator of Zachary Moore's estate. Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services pays Jamey Vanlandingham $500,000 as special… - Six individual claimants get state payments: benefit, high. The law funds these one-time claims for fiscal year 2025–2026. The State Highway and Transportation Department Fund pays Fannie McKee $21,810.79, Jonathan Boone $150,000, and Buddy Patterson $24,385.33. The University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund pays Carl Sullivan $150,000 as power of attorney… - Gainwell gets two state claim payments: benefit, low. The law provides Gainwell Technologies LLC $1.176655 million for two approved claims in fiscal year 2025–2026. The separate awards are $910,297 and $266,358. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission uses the Economic Development Incentive Fund to pay them. These are one-time claim payments, not… - Three agency contractors receive claim payments: benefit, low. The law funds three one-time business claim payments for fiscal year 2025–2026. State Insurance pays Harmony Health Plan Inc. $79,349 from the state's revolving fund, without expanding health coverage. Human Services' Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services division pays DataMan USA LLC $42,88… - Three companies get approved claim payments: benefit, low. The law funds one-time payments to three companies for fiscal year 2025–2026. Revenue Services gets $812,976.37 from the Corporate Income Tax Withholding Fund for two claims. Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. gets $30,355, and Fidelity Communications and Subsidiaries gets $782,621.37. RiffRaff LLC gets $2… - College and school district receive payments: benefit, low. The law funds two one-time education claims for fiscal year 2025–2026. Workforce Services pays UA Pulaski Technical College $92,834.34 from the Skills Development Fund. State Insurance pays Pottsville School District $30,437.38 from the Public School Insurance Trust Fund. The payments do not change… - Agencies repay funds but gain flexibility: mixed, low. Agencies must repay their supporting funds for State Claims Commission awards approved by the Arkansas Legislative Council, or the Joint Budget Committee while lawmakers are in session. Repayment must be credited to the original fund as a refund to spending by June 30 of the following fiscal year.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | House Vote - Thursday, April 23, 2026 11:39:14 AM | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 22, 2026 1:59:05 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-04-27: Notification that SB74 is now Act 94 (Senate) - 2026-04-24: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Returned To Senate as Passed. (House) - 2026-04-23: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2026-04-23: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2026-04-23: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2026-04-23: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2026-04-22: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House) - 2026-04-22: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2026-04-22: Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2026-04-22: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB74 - Introduced, 2026-04-16: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FSB74.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=94.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related bills - SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. (enacted) ## Sources - [SB74 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FSB74.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=94.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related - [SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB31-2026F) - [HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1066-2026F) - [HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY E…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1007-2026F) - [SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEH…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB21-2026F) - [HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL Y…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1005-2026F) - [HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1103-2026F) - [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-SB74-2026F (as of 2026-10-16).