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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas approves $3.01 million budget for State Claims Commission and line-of-duty death benefits
Last action · April 22, 2026: Notification that HB1012 is now Act 28
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacted House Bill 1012, providing $763,699 for the operating expenses and salaries of the Arkansas State Claims Commission, $2,250,000 for line-of-duty death claims and small awards, and $8,000 for the Firefighter Benefit Review Panel for the 2026-2027 starting July 1, 2026.
Funding is allocated to pay death benefit claims to surviving families of first responders and correctional officers killed in the line of duty, alongside funding the agency that reviews state financial liabilities.
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 Claims Commission
The agency receives $763,699 for operating expenses and regular salaries for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
Surviving spouses and dependent children of first responders and state employees
Eligible beneficiaries receive claim payouts funded from a $2,250,000 appropriation for line-of-duty deaths.
Firefighter Benefit Review Panel
The panel receives $8,000 in expense reimbursements for the fiscal year.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Apr 22, 2026HouseEnrolledNotification that HB1012 is now Act 28
- Apr 16, 2026HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- Apr 16, 2026HouseTO BE ENROLLED
- Apr 16, 2026HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
- Apr 16, 2026SenateReturned to the House as Passed.
- Apr 16, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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- Apr 16, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateReceived from the House.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 15, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseRULES SUSPENDED
- 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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