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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas enacts House Bill 1064, providing appropriations for the Department of Finance and Administration Disbursing Officer for fiscal year 2026-2027
Last action · May 1, 2026: Notification that HB1064 is now Act 168
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What This Bill Does
Act 168 appropriates $1,776,490 for state contributions to various interstate organizations, $103,550,000 for miscellaneous state agency transfers, and $1,313,406 for miscellaneous grants and expenses for the ending June 30, 2027. The measure also provides extensive s for federal program funds, public employee blanket bond programs, local fire protection services, pension and relief funds, and specialized grants taking effect on July 1, 2026.
State agencies, local governments, emergency services, and public educational institutions receive authorization to expend billions in state and federal funds for operational expenses, payroll adjustments, and specialized public programs throughout the .
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State agencies and constitutional offices
State agencies and offices receive appropriations, operational funding authority, and guidelines for federal and state fund transfers for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
Municipal fire and police departments
Fire and police departments receive pension and relief fund distributions as well as additional fire protection funding allocations.
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Arkansas Children's Hospital receives specific miscellaneous grants for its burn center, intensive care nursery, and healthcare monitoring programs.
Legal Aid of Arkansas
Legal Aid of Arkansas receives public legal aid grant funding to support public legal aid organizations.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- May 1, 2026HouseEnrolledNotification that HB1064 is now Act 168
- Apr 29, 2026HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- Apr 29, 2026HouseTO BE ENROLLED
- Apr 29, 2026HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
- Apr 29, 2026SenateReturned to the House as Passed.
- Apr 29, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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- Apr 29, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateReceived from the House.
- Apr 28, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 28, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 27, 2026HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- Apr 27, 2026HouseCommitteeAmendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
- Apr 27, 2026HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseCommitteeReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2
- Apr 22, 2026HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- Apr 22, 2026HouseCommitteeAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
- Apr 22, 2026HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 1, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
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Comprehensive Omnibus Appropriations
The bill consolidates disparate funding streams including state contributions, federal recovery acts (ARPA, IIJA), pandemic relief, and local grants into a single disbursing officer budget.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance95How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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