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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas appropriates $3.9 million for the Assessment Coordination Division for fiscal year 2026-2027
Last action · April 27, 2026: Notification that SB2 is now Act 74
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacts Senate Bill 2, appropriating $3,931,282 for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration - Assessment Coordination Division for the ending June 30, 2027. The measure authorizes up to 33 employee positions, provides funding for real property reappraisal, and establishes fund transfer mechanisms.
Local governments and county assessors rely on state funding and oversight for property tax assessment operations, reappraisal projects, and training programs across Arkansas.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Assessment Coordination Division
The division receives its annual appropriation of $3,931,282 and operating authority for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
County Assessors
Assessors and their staff receive funding for continuing education programs, assessor schools, and property reappraisal support.
Arkansas counties
Counties receive payments from the Arkansas Real Property Reappraisal Fund to cover the costs of real property reappraisal.
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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
20 actions- Apr 27, 2026SenateEnrolledNotification that SB2 is now Act 74
- 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 the 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 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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Inter-Fund Transfer Mechanism for Real Property Reappraisal
The act mandates specific percentage transfers from the Department of Education Public School Fund, County Aid Fund, and Municipal Aid Fund to finance real property reappraisals up to a cap of $14,250,000.
Connected Entities
Sources
arkleg.state.ar.us
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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