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SB 75 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

SB 75 allocates $250,000 from the state treasury specifically for the Arkansas School for the Deaf during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The funding is designated for "student needs and campus enhancements," covering direct student support and physical improvements to the school's facilities. This appropriation directly affects the Arkansas School for the Deaf, providing resources to support its students and infrastructure. The bill was enacted as Act 244 on March 4, 2025, after passing both chambers of the Arkansas legislature.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $250k from state treasury for essential public school services (student needs/campus enhancements), directly funding a public institution per appropriations.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates $250,000 for student needs and campus enhancements at Arkansas School for the Deaf, directly funding educational infrastructure and student support per bill summary.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
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Signed Mar 4, 2025
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Act 244 → SB 75 · 3 edits
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The document shows formatting and metadata changes rather than substantive policy changes. The bill number changed from Act 244 to SB 75, and new timestamp information was added to the header. No legislative content, funding amounts, or policy provisions were altered.
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Bill identifier changed from Act 244 to SB 75 in the header section

New timestamp line added showing 02-24-2025 14:52:51 KMW013

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Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Mar 4, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB75 is now Act 244
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.