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SB 24 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR

SB 24 allocates $75,004 for a new "Biologist I" position (Q294U) within the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This funding directly creates one additional staff position focused on biological work for the Commission. The bill adjusts budget codes to specifically identify this new position and its allocated funding. It affects the Commission's staffing and budget planning for the upcoming fiscal year.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $75,004 for new biologist position in Game and Fish Commission, increasing public service staffing budget allocation.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Feb 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 56 → SB 24 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill has been renumbered from Act 56 to SB 24 and updated with a new session date (95th General Assembly, Regular Session 2025), indicating a procedural update rather than a substantive policy change.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from Act 56 to SB 24, and session information updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Feb 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB24 is now Act 56
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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