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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas enacts Senate Bill 74 to appropriate over $5 million for state claims and settlements
Last action · April 27, 2026: Notification that SB74 is now Act 94
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacted Senate Bill 74 (Act 94), appropriating funds to pay approved claims against the state across various departments and funds. The legislation details specific claim payouts to named individuals, businesses, and estates, and establishes procedures for agency reimbursement and fiscal compliance.
The measure authorizes specific state payouts totaling millions of dollars to named claimants, businesses, and estates through various state agencies and funds, while setting deadlines for state agencies to reimburse those expenditures.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Named Claimants and Businesses
Individuals, corporations, and estates named in the act receive specific monetary appropriations to settle claims against the state.
State Agencies and Departments
Agencies such as the Department of Human Services, Department of Transportation, and State Police receive appropriations and are required to reimburse funds or adjust internal liability accounts.
Arkansas State Taxpayers
State funds and tax revenues are disbursed to fulfill the payment of adjudicated claims against the state.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of Senate Bill 74?
Who serves as the disbursing officer for these claim payments?
What happens if a state agency's fund is insufficient to pay a claim before the end of the fiscal year?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
18 actions- Apr 27, 2026SenateEnrolledNotification that SB74 is now Act 94
- Apr 24, 2026SenateEnrolledDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
- Apr 24, 2026SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- Apr 23, 2026SenateORDERED ENROLLED
- Apr 23, 2026SenateReturned from the House as passed.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseReturned To Senate as Passed.
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- Apr 23, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 23, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseRULES SUSPENDED
- Apr 22, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
- Apr 22, 2026HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
- Apr 22, 2026SenateOrdered Immediately transmitted to the House.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 22, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
- Apr 16, 2026SenateIntroducedRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 16, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Comprehensive State Claims Resolution
The bill aggregates disparate claims across multiple state agencies—ranging from individual traffic and medical incidents to corporate tax adjustments—into a single fiscal session omnibus measure.
Connected Entities
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arkleg.state.ar.us
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