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SB 53 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE AUDITOR OF STATE - CONTINUING EDUCATION OF LOCAL OFFICIALS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

SB 53 appropriates $75,000 each for county clerks, circuit clerks, county treasurers, and county collectors, and $125,000 for county coroners to fund their continuing education and certification programs during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The funds, managed by the Auditor of State, will cover program maintenance and operation to support professional development for these local officials. The bill requires compliance with state fiscal laws and budgetary procedures for fund disbursement.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $75k-$125k for local officials' continuing education, funding essential program operations under state fiscal management per bill's appropriation language.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Jan 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 13 → SB 53 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 13 to SB 53 and the session information was updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or new provisions were identified in the provided text.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from Act 13 to SB 53; session year updated to 2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Jan 30, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB53 is now Act 13
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.