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SB 65 Arkansas Senate · 2026 Fiscal Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SHARED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES - OFFICE OF STATE TECHNOLOGY REAPPROPRIATION.

This bill, now enacted as Act 87, reauthorizes approximately $1.36 million in state funds to the Office of State Technology within the Department of Shared Administrative Services. The money is designated specifically for replacing Uninterruptible Power Supply systems at the Data Center West facility in Little Rock to ensure critical technology infrastructure remains operational. The legislation includes standard financial controls to prevent spending beyond available funds and mandates that these capital project dollars be used exclusively for this repair work rather than general operations. An emergency clause was added to ensure the funding becomes effective on July 1, 2026, preventing any disruption to essential government services during the legislative process.
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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 14, 2026 Signed Apr 27, 2026
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What changed between versions

Act 87 → SB 65 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 87 to SB 65 and updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly and Fiscal Session 2026. The effective date was adjusted to July 1, 2026, and the approval date was removed or updated to 4/27/26, indicating a procedural revision rather than a substantive policy change.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the legislative numbering and session identifiers were updated.
TECHNICAL

The bill title was changed from Act 87 to SB 65 to reflect the current legislative session.

The previous approval date was removed or replaced with a new date, likely to reflect the current status of the bill.

TIMELINE

The effective date was set to July 1, 2026, aligning with the new fiscal 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
18
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Apr 27, 2026
Signed into law
Notification that SB65 is now Act 87
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 14, 2026
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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