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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas Senate resolution authorizes bill creating Equal Distribution County Turnback Fund for local infrastructure and services
Last action · April 29, 2026: Died in Senate at Sine Die adjournment.Sponsor: Bryan King
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What This Bill Proposed
Senator B. King introduced a resolution authorizing a bill to create the Equal Distribution County , which would direct the first $150 million of certain state tax revenues each to provide $2 million annually to each county treasurer in Arkansas for infrastructure, equipment, fire protection, law enforcement, and community projects.
Changes the allocation of state sales tax revenues by diverting up to $150 million annually from general revenues into a dedicated fund that distributes $2 million per year to every county in Arkansas, with 90 percent restricted to infrastructure and equipment and 10 percent designated for emergency services, law enforcement, or community projects.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Arkansas counties
Fire departments and fire protection districts
Eligible to receive financial support from the 10 percent portion of county turnback funds allocated for local services.
Law enforcement agencies
Eligible to receive financial support from the 10 percent portion of county turnback funds allocated for local services.
Key Facts
- Creates the Equal Distribution County Turnback Fund on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.
- Mandates that the first $150 million of certain state tax revenues received each fiscal year be credited to the Equal Distribution County Turnback Fund.
- Requires the Treasurer of State to distribute $2 million annually to the county treasurer of each county in the state once the fund balance equals $150 million.
- Mandates that 90 percent of distributed funds be used for county infrastructure projects, including roads, water services, sewer services, and equipment.
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- Mandates that 10 percent of distributed funds be used to support fire departments, fire protection districts, law enforcement agencies, or community projects serving the county.
- Directs all remaining tax revenues, interest, penalties, and costs past the first $150 million to the credit of the State Apportionment Fund.
- Declares an emergency due to counties struggling financially from high costs of goods and services, setting an effective date of July 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 29, 2026SenateDied in Senate at Sine Die adjournment.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateRead third time and failed of adoption.
- Apr 8, 2026SenateIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
- Apr 3, 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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Creation of Dedicated County Turnback Fund
The measure establishes a dedicated statutory funding mechanism that carves out the first $150 million of specific state tax collections specifically for county infrastructure and public safety support.
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Sources
arkleg.state.ar.us
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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