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SB 32 Arkansas Senate · 2026 Fiscal Session

AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS - COURT PERSONNEL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

This bill provides funding for the Administrative Office of the Courts in Arkansas for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. It specifically increases the appropriation for court personnel from $13,008,316 to $13,115,245. The legislation directly affects the state's judicial system by allocating additional financial resources to support court employees. Once enacted, the funds become available for the designated budget period to cover staffing costs.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill increases funding for court personnel, directly strengthening the judicial system's financial capacity.95% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill increases funding for court personnel, strengthening the judicial system's capacity to administer justice.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Apr 1, 2026 Signed Apr 27, 2026
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What changed between versions

Act 79 → SB 32 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect the current session as SB 32 for the 2026 Fiscal Session, replacing the previous Act 79 reference. The primary substantive change is a formatting adjustment to the personal services matching line item, where the dollar amount was realigned from the left margin to the right margin to match the standard layout of the other financial figures.
TECHNICAL

The dollar amount for 'Personal Services Matching' was reformatted to align with the right margin of the table, ensuring consistency with the formatting of other financial items.

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 27, 2026
Signed into law
Notification that SB32 is now Act 79
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Returned To Senate as Passed.
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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