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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas reappropriates over $144 million for Department of Health main facility replacement starting July 2026
Last action · April 27, 2026: Notification that SB70 is now Act 91
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas s unspent capital improvement balances totaling up to $114,000,000 from cash funds and $30,031,020.35 from s to replace the Arkansas Department of Health main facility, effective July 1, 2026.
Directs tens of millions in existing state balances toward capital construction for public health infrastructure without authorizing new general operations spending.
- SB 70 was enacted as Act 91 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 Health
Receives reappropriated capital improvement balances for its main facility replacement project.
Key Facts
- Effective July 1, 2026, reappropriates the balance of Act 382 of 2025, Item (A) of Section 2, for the replacement of the Arkansas Department of Health main facility in a sum not to exceed $114,000,000 from cash funds.
- Effective July 1, 2026, reappropriates the balance of Act 382 of 2025, Item (D) of Section 3, for the replacement of the Arkansas Department of Health main facility in a sum not to exceed $30,031,020.35 from paying accounts.
- Prohibits awarding contracts or incurring obligations in excess of actually available State Treasury funds, while allowing agencies to accept grants, federal funds, and cash income to supplement project costs.
- Bans the use of funds appropriated for Maintenance and General Operations of the agency for the capital projects authorized in this act.
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- Declares an emergency to take effect on July 1, 2026, citing constitutional limits on appropriations and the necessity for uninterrupted administration of governmental programs.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
18 actions- Apr 27, 2026SenateEnrolledNotification that SB70 is now Act 91
- Apr 24, 2026SenateEnrolledDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
- Apr 24, 2026SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- Apr 23, 2026SenateORDERED ENROLLED
- Apr 23, 2026SenateReturned from the House as passed.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseReturned To Senate as Passed.
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- 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, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
- Apr 22, 2026HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
- Apr 22, 2026SenateOrdered Immediately transmitted to the House.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 22, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
- Apr 14, 2026SenateIntroducedRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 14, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled
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Continuation of Prior Capital Funding
The bill carries forward unspent capital balances from Act 382 of 2025 into the 2026 fiscal session.
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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