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SB 35 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

This bill allocates funds for the Department of Human Services - Division of Children and Family Services for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It provides money for staff salaries, operating expenses, and sets the maximum number of employees for the division. The bill also specifically appropriates funds for programs like foster care, state residential treatment, and child abuse and neglect prevention. This funding supports the division's services for children and families in Arkansas.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates funds for essential child welfare programs, directly advancing state budget appropriations for critical services.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 889 → SB 35 · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill makes minor formatting adjustments to a job classification table for the Department of Human Services (DHS) and Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The changes involve adding extra spaces between job titles and grade levels in a personnel schedule, which does not alter any substantive policy, funding, or eligibility requirements.
TECHNICAL

Added extra spacing between job titles and grade levels in a personnel classification table, likely for improved readability or formatting consistency.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Apr 21, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB35 is now Act 889
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned To Senate as Passed.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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