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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas approves $93.1 million budget for Department of Corrections Division of Community Correction for 2026-2027
Last action · April 29, 2026: Notification that HB1010 is now Act 119
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacted House Bill 1010, authorizing a total of $93,112,226 for the Department of Corrections - Division of Community Correction for the ending June 30, 2027. The measure funds up to 912 regular employees, positions, state operations, special revenue programs, and federal asset forfeiture activities starting July 1, 2026.
State community supervision operations, probation and parole staffing, offender reentry programs, and facility operating expenses depend directly on these allocated funds and staffing caps for the upcoming .
- The General Assembly of Arkansas enacts annual appropriations acts to fund state agencies for single fiscal years in accordance with state constitutional requirements. context
- The Division of Community Correction manages probation, parole, and community-based correctional facilities within the state. 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 Corrections - Division of Community Correction
Receives its operating budget, salary authorizations, and employee position caps for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
State corrections employees
Subject to maximum salary rates, position classifications, and regular salary funding caps established by the act.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Apr 29, 2026HouseEnrolledNotification that HB1010 is now Act 119
- 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
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- 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, 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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