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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas appropriates $259,040 for Capitol Zoning District Commission operations for fiscal year 2027
Last action · April 29, 2026: Notification that SB16 is now Act 131
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacts Senate Bill 16, providing a total of $257,040 in operating funds from the and $2,000 from cash funds for the Capitol Zoning District Commission for the ending June 30, 2027. The measure establishes a maximum cap of 3 regular employees and authorizes 1 temporary or part-time position. The act takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Provides annual operating funds and personnel limits for the state agency responsible for zoning and development regulation around the Arkansas State Capitol complex.
Who It Affects
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Capitol Zoning District Commission
Receives operating funds, personnel allocations, and spending authority for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Apr 29, 2026SenateEnrolledNotification that SB16 is now Act 131
- Apr 28, 2026SenateEnrolledDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateORDERED ENROLLED
- Apr 27, 2026SenateReturned from the House as passed.
- Apr 27, 2026HouseReturned to the Senate as passed.
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- Apr 27, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 27, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
- Apr 23, 2026SenateOrdered Immediately transmitted to the House.
- Apr 23, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 23, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateCommitteeReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
- Apr 8, 2026SenateIntroducedRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 1, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled
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