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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas allocates $26 million to fund court personnel, trial administrators, and juvenile officers for fiscal year 2027
Last action · April 27, 2026: Notification that SB32 is now Act 79
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacts SB 32 to appropriate $26,039,238 from the for trial court administrators, official court reporters, juvenile probation and intake officers, and drug court personnel for the ending June 30, 2027. The measure establishes maximum employee headcounts and salary grades for court personnel and takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Sets the operational funding limits and staffing caps for trial courts and juvenile intake programs across Arkansas, determining the exact state expenditures for court administration and probation services for the 2027 .
- The General Assembly of Arkansas enacts fiscal session appropriation bills annually to fund state agency operations and personnel. context
- SB 32 was designated as Act 79 following its enactment during the 2026 Fiscal Session. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Trial Court Administrators
Receives salary appropriations, expense allowances, and substitute funding capped at 127 maximum positions.
Official Court Reporters
Receives salary appropriations, expense allowances, indigent transcript funding, and substitute funding capped at 127 maximum positions.
Juvenile Probation and Intake Officers
Receives state reimbursement funding for a portion of full-time salaries.
Drug Court Juvenile Probation and Intake Officers
Receives salary appropriations, matching funds, and operational funding for risk assessments and behavioral screenings capped at 13 positions.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
22 actions- Apr 27, 2026SenateEnrolledNotification that SB32 is now Act 79
- 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 15, 2026SenateCommitteeRe-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 15, 2026SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- Apr 15, 2026SenateFloorAmendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateWithdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
- Apr 8, 2026SenateIntroducedRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 1, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Centralized Court Funding
All personnel and operational expenses for trial court administrators, court reporters, and juvenile officers are consolidated under funding from the State Central Services Fund.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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