The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas appropriates $29.3 million for agricultural promotion boards and research for the 2026-2027 fiscal year
Last action · April 29, 2026: Notification that HB1017 is now Act 121
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacted HB 1017, allocating $29,391,766 in operational, research, and promotional funding across seven agricultural commodity boards for the beginning July 1, 2026. The legislation authorizes specific fund expenditures for beef, catfish, corn and grain sorghum, rice, soybean, and wheat promotion councils, alongside a temporary service charge fee waiver.
The measure determines the exact annual operating and research budgets for state agricultural boards, directly funding crop research and marketing programs financed by special revenues and .
- House Bill 1017 was enacted as Act 121 during the 2026 Fiscal Session of the Arkansas General Assembly. 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.
Department of Agriculture
Receives and administers specific appropriations for operating, research, and promotion boards for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
Agricultural Promotion Boards
Receive designated funding allocations for operating, research and development, and promotional activities.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the total amount appropriated by HB 1017?
When do these appropriations take effect?
Which agricultural board receives the largest allocation?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
19 actions- Apr 29, 2026HouseEnrolledNotification that HB1017 is now Act 121
- Apr 28, 2026HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- Apr 27, 2026HouseTO BE ENROLLED
- Apr 27, 2026HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateReturned to the House as Passed.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Show 13 earlier actions
- Apr 27, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 23, 2026SenateIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
- Apr 23, 2026SenateReceived from the House.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 23, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseRULES SUSPENDED
- Apr 22, 2026HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- Apr 22, 2026HouseCommitteeAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
- Apr 22, 2026HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseCommitteeReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
- Apr 8, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 1, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Connected Entities
Sources
arkleg.state.ar.us
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools