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SB 26 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

SB 26 allocates $16.5 million in state funds and $12 million in federal funds for Arkansas' Division of Aeronautics during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It covers salaries for six staff positions (including the Director and engineers), operational costs, and $15 million specifically for airport grants to cities and counties. The bill does not create new policies but authorizes spending within existing budget frameworks for airport infrastructure and operations. It directly affects the Division of Aeronautics staff and Arkansas airports receiving grant funding. The bill was enacted as Act 257 on March 6, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $16.5M state + $12M federal for aeronautics division, funding staff, operations, and airport grants within existing budget frameworks, supporting infrastructure spending.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAllocates $15M for airport grants, directly funding transportation infrastructure within aeronautics division.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Signed Mar 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 257 → SB 26 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 257 to SB 26, removing the original approval date and adding new formatting elements. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content, scope, or requirements.
TECHNICAL

Removed the original approval date (3/6/25) and duplicate session title text

Added new blank lines and a timestamp header (01/06/2025 3:25:08 PM MAH001)

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Mar 6, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB26 is now Act 257
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.