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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas House Bill 1080 appropriates $20 million for Jonesboro Human Development Center Phase 2
Last action · April 29, 2026: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.Sponsors: Jack Ladyman and 12 others
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What This Bill Proposed
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES - JONESBORO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.
The legislation allocates twenty million dollars for facility planning, demolition, and construction projects managed by the Department of Human Services, impacting state financial reserves and capital development for developmental disability services.
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.
Department of Human Services
The department receives the $20,000,000 appropriation and must comply with state fiscal control laws during disbursement.
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
The division's facilities at the Jonesboro Human Development Center are targeted for planning, demolition, and construction upgrades.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $20,000,000 for capital improvements at the Jonesboro Human Development Center - Phase 2 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
- Requires the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to transfer $20,000,000 from the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund to a cash fund in the State Treasury.
- Funds are designated for planning, demolition, construction, replacement, renovation, upgrade, and addition of facilities.
- Disbursement of funds is restricted by the State Procurement Law, General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, and other state fiscal control laws.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 29, 2026HouseDied in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 9, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Reserve Fund Transfer Mechanism
The legislation utilizes a direct fund transfer from the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund rather than standard annual tax revenue allocations.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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