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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas appropriates $804,239 for the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission for fiscal year 2027
Last action · April 29, 2026: Notification that SB13 is now Act 66
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacts Senate Bill 13, providing an annual operating of $804,239 to fund six regular employee positions and operational expenses for the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission for the ending June 30, 2027.
The measure establishes the complete annual operating budget and staffing limits for the state agency responsible for investigating judicial misconduct, directly determining its capacity to process complaints through June 30, 2027.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission
Receives its annual operating budget of $804,239 and authorization for 6 staff positions 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 SB13 is now Act 66
- Apr 21, 2026SenateEnrolledDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateORDERED ENROLLED
- Apr 21, 2026SenateReturned from the House as passed.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseReturned to the Senate as passed.
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- Apr 21, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 21, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
- Apr 15, 2026SenateOrdered Immediately transmitted to the House.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 15, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 14, 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
Version history
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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