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Arkansas reappropriates $671,398.31 for Department of Corrections facilities starting July 1, 2026

Original title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION REAPPROPRIATION.

Last action · April 27, 2026: Notification that HB1092 is now Act 113

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What This Bill Does

Arkansas House Bill 1092 reappropriates unspent capital improvement balances totaling up to $671,398.31 for the Department of Corrections - Division of Community Correction, effective July 1, 2026.

Why it matters

Locks in funding authority for ongoing facilities maintenance, construction, and equipment purchases for community correction centers without drawing from general operating funds.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Department of Corrections

Receives reauthorized spending authority for capital improvement projects within the Division of Community Correction.

Directly affected

Division of Community Correction

Gains access to reappropriated funds for real property maintenance, acquisition, repair, expansion, construction, and equipment purchases.

Key Facts

  • Reappropriates the balance of appropriation Item (A) of Section 1 of Act 91 of 2025, not to exceed $671,398.31.
  • Funds are payable from the Community Correction Revolving Fund for the Department of Corrections - Division of Community Correction.
  • Effective date of the reappropriation and emergency clause is July 1, 2026.
  • Permits institutions and agencies to accept and use grants, donations, federal funds, and cash income to supplement state treasury funds.
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  • Prohibits using maintenance and general operation appropriations for the capital purposes authorized in this act.
  • Requires strict compliance with the State Purchasing Law, General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, and Revenue Stabilization Law.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do the reappropriated funds come from?
The funds consist of the unspent balance of the appropriation provided in Item (A) of Section 1 of Act 91 of 2025, payable from the Community Correction Revolving Fund.
When does this act take effect?
The act takes effect on July 1, 2026.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

16 actions
  1. Apr 27, 2026HouseEnrolled
    Notification that HB1092 is now Act 113
  2. Apr 23, 2026House
    Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
  3. Apr 23, 2026House
    TO BE ENROLLED
  4. Apr 23, 2026House
    Returned from the Senate as passed.
  5. Apr 23, 2026Senate
    Returned to the House as Passed.
  6. Apr 23, 2026Senate
    EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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  1. Apr 23, 2026SenateFloor
    Read the third time and passed.
  2. Apr 22, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
  3. Apr 22, 2026Senate
    Received from the House.
  4. Apr 22, 2026House
    EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
  5. Apr 22, 2026HouseFloor
    Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
  6. Apr 22, 2026House
    Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
  7. Apr 22, 2026House
    RULES SUSPENDED
  8. Apr 21, 2026HouseCommittee
    Returned by the Committee Do Pass
  9. Apr 14, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
  10. Apr 14, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Filed

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

Department of Finance and Administration, Department of Corrections, Community Correction Revolving Fund and 1 more
OrganizationDepartment of Finance and Administration“Agency responsible for budget manuals and fiscal regulations”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Corrections“Recipient of the reappropriated funds”Map →
OrganizationCommunity Correction Revolving Fund“Fund from which the reappropriation is payable”Map →
OrganizationDivision of Community Correction“Division of the Department of Corrections receiving capital improvement funds”Map →

Sources

Open source document

arkleg.state.ar.us

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