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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas appropriates $28.5 million for the Division of Aeronautics for fiscal year 2027
Last action · April 23, 2026: Notification that SB6 is now Act 3
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacts Senate Bill 6 to provide $16,518,370 in state funding and $12,000,000 in federal grant authority to the Department of Commerce - Division of Aeronautics for the ending June 30, 2027.
Provides $27 million specifically for airport grant funding and related operational expenses across the state, alongside salaries for 6 maximum regular employees, taking effect on July 1, 2026.
- The Arkansas General Assembly convenes in a fiscal session during even-numbered years to pass annual appropriations bills for state agencies. context
Who It Affects
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Department of Commerce - Division of Aeronautics
Receives state and federal appropriations totaling $28,518,370 and authorization for 6 regular employees for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
cities and counties
Eligible to receive airport grant funding and related expenses distributed by the Division of Aeronautics.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
18 actions- Apr 23, 2026SenateEnrolledNotification that SB6 is now Act 3
- Apr 16, 2026SenateEnrolledDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
- Apr 16, 2026SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- Apr 16, 2026SenateORDERED ENROLLED
- Apr 16, 2026SenateReturned from the House as passed.
- Apr 16, 2026HouseReturned To Senate as Passed.
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- Apr 16, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 16, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 16, 2026HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
- Apr 16, 2026HouseRULES SUSPENDED
- 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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Combined State and Federal Aviation Funding
The bill splits funding between a state-funded appropriation of $16.5 million and a federal grant appropriation of $12 million, focusing heavily on airport grants.
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