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SB 55 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

SB 55 is an appropriation act that provides funding for the Arkansas Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Bar of Arkansas for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It establishes the maximum number of regular employees for the Arkansas Supreme Court at 51 positions and for the Supreme Court Bar of Arkansas at 25 positions, detailing specific job titles and salary grades. Additionally, the bill adjusts and increases certain financial appropriations for these judicial entities. This legislation authorizes the necessary staffing and financial resources for the state's highest court and its bar to operate during the upcoming fiscal year.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates specific funding for Arkansas Supreme Court operations and staffing via 2025-2026 appropriations, directly advancing judicial budget management within fiscal planning.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 895 → SB 55 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 895' to 'SB 55' with no substantive policy changes. The version number, session details, and bill number were updated to reflect the new legislative session, while the actual content of the bill remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Bill identifier changed from 'Act 895' to 'SB 55' with updated session information for the 95th General Assembly, 2025 Regular Session.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
3
Apr 21, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB55 is now Act 895
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned To Senate as Passed.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.