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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas appropriates $110,000 for Special Olympics national competition participation
Last action · April 29, 2026: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.Sponsor: Jack Ladyman
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What This Bill Proposed
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES APPROPRIATION.
Allocates state fiscal resources to support athletic events for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Special Olympics
Receives a $110,000 grant to support athlete participation in the national competition.
Department of Human Services
Administers the appropriated funds and grant through the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $110,000 to the Department of Human Services for a grant to Special Olympics for athlete participation in the national Special Olympics competition for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
- Requires the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to transfer $110,000 from the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund to the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury upon the effective date of the act.
- Limits disbursement of funds to applicable state fiscal control laws, including State Procurement Law and the Revenue Stabilization Law.
- Declares an emergency clause making the act effective on July 1, 2026, to prevent disruption of agency operations.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 29, 2026HouseDied in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 15, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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