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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas appropriates $3.68 million for State Library operations and $6.5 million for public libraries in fiscal year 2027
Last action · April 23, 2026: Notification that HB1060 is now Act 70
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 1060 enacts the 2026-2027 budget for the Arkansas State Library, allocating $3.68 million for state operations and $6.5 million for public library aid while authorizing rules to allow alternative revenue sources for rural libraries.
The measure establishes staffing limits of 435 maximum regular employees and directs multi-million dollar funding streams for books, subscriptions, and local library grants effective July 1, 2026.
- House Bill 1060 is a fiscal session appropriation measure introduced by the Joint Budget Committee to fund the Arkansas State Library for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Arkansas State Library
Receives state appropriations totaling $3,684,160 for state operations, federal funding authorizations, and new rule-making instructions regarding library aid standards.
Public Libraries
Eligible to receive a share of $6,500,000 in state aid and may qualify under new alternative revenue rules replacing the property tax mandate.
State Library Employees
Subject to regular salary line items, maximum employee counts capped at 435 positions, and part-time extra help provisions.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Apr 23, 2026HouseEnrolledNotification that HB1060 is now Act 70
- Apr 22, 2026HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- Apr 22, 2026HouseTO BE ENROLLED
- Apr 22, 2026HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateReturned to the House as passed.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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- Apr 22, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateReceived from the House.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 21, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and failed.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseCommitteeReturned by the Committee Do Pass
- Apr 8, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 1, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
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Alternative Revenue Rules for Rural Libraries
The bill directs the Arkansas State Library to establish rules allowing public libraries to demonstrate revenue sources other than the traditional one-mill property tax to qualify for state aid.
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