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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas Reappropriates Over $1.6 Million for State Building Maintenance and Piping Abatement
Last action · April 27, 2026: Notification that SB66 is now Act 88
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What This Bill Does
Act 88 s unspent capital improvement balances totaling over $1.6 million for the Department of Shared Administrative Services - Building Authority Division, effective July 1, 2026. The funds support abatement at 501 Woodlane and general maintenance, renovation, and repairs for state-owned real property.
State facilities management receives continued authority to spend up to $1,629,840.76 in previously allocated capital funds for ongoing building repairs and environmental abatement starting July 1, 2026.
- Senate Bill 66 was enacted as Act 88 of the 2026 Fiscal Session of the Arkansas General Assembly. context
- Arkansas holds annual fiscal sessions in even-numbered years dedicated primarily to the state budget and appropriations. 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 Shared Administrative Services - Building Authority Division
Receives reappropriated capital improvement funds and authority to execute building maintenance and abatement projects.
Key Facts
- Reappropriates up to $800,000.32 effective July 1, 2026, from the cash fund for the abatement of hydronic piping at the state-owned building located at 501 Woodlane.
- Reappropriates up to $537,976.36 effective July 1, 2026, from Act 76 of 2025 balances for hydronic piping abatement at 501 Woodlane.
- Reappropriates up to $291,864.10 effective July 1, 2026, from the Development and Enhancement Fund for maintenance, renovation, equipping, and repair of all state-owned real property and facilities.
- Prohibits awarding contracts or incurring obligations in excess of actually available State Treasury funds.
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- Authorizes agencies to accept and use grants, donations, and federal funds to supplement project financing.
- Prohibits using regular Maintenance and General Operations appropriations for the purposes authorized in this act.
- Requires strict compliance with the State Purchasing Law, General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, and Revenue Stabilization Law.
- Declares an emergency to take effect on July 1, 2026, to prevent irreparable harm to essential government administration.
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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 SB66 is now Act 88
- 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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Carry-forward of Prior Year Appropriations
The act explicitly rolls over unspent capital funds from Act 333 and Act 76 of 2025 into the 2026 fiscal session.
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