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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas House Bill 1102 Appropriates $400,000 for Veterans Wall of Honor Expansion
Last action · April 29, 2026: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.Sponsors: Mindy McAlindon and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Arkansas House Bill 1102 appropriates $400,000 to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ending June 30, 2027, to provide a grant to the Veterans Council of NW Arkansas for expanding the Veterans Wall of Honor in Bella Vista, Arkansas.
The measure directs state-reserved funds toward physical improvements at a specific regional monument, requiring a $400,000 fund transfer from the .
- The Department of Veterans Affairs is a state agency operating within Arkansas state government. context
- The General Assembly of Arkansas operates on a biennial regular session and fiscal session schedule. context
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.
Veterans Council of NW Arkansas
Receives a $400,000 grant for the expansion and renovation of the Veterans Wall of Honor.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Receives the appropriation to be disbursed as a grant for the project.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $400,000 to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
- Provides a grant to the Veterans Council of NW Arkansas for the construction, renovation, upgrade, and expansion of the Veterans Wall of Honor in Bella Vista, Arkansas.
- Directs the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to immediately transfer $400,000 from the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund to a cash fund upon the effective date.
- Requires compliance with state fiscal control laws including the State Procurement Law, General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, and Revenue Stabilization Law.
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- Includes an emergency clause making the act effective July 1, 2026.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 29, 2026HouseDied in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 21, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
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