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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas appropriates $4,396,807 for Commissioner of State Lands operations for fiscal year 2026-2027
Last action · April 22, 2026: Notification that HB1045 is now Act 46
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacts Act 46 to appropriate $4,396,807 from the and $32,300,000 from cash funds for the Office of the Commissioner of State Lands for the ending June 30, 2027. The measure establishes a maximum of 42 regular employees and 5 part-time or temporary employees, funding salaries, operating expenses, and tax delinquent land distributions beginning July 1, 2026.
The measure determines the annual operating budget, staffing levels, and tax-delinquent land distribution funds for the Office of the Commissioner of State Lands, impacting state administrative services and property redemption processes.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Office of the Commissioner of State Lands
Receives operational funding, staffing caps, and expenditure authorities for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
State employees of the Office of the Commissioner of State Lands
Subject to established maximum salary rates and employment positions for the fiscal year.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Apr 22, 2026HouseEnrolledNotification that HB1045 is now Act 46
- Apr 16, 2026HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- Apr 16, 2026HouseTO BE ENROLLED
- Apr 16, 2026HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
- Apr 16, 2026SenateReturned to the House as Passed.
- Apr 16, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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- Apr 16, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateReceived from the House.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 15, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseRULES SUSPENDED
- Apr 14, 2026HouseCommitteeReturned by the Committee Do Pass
- Apr 8, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 1, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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