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SB 81 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, HERITAGE, AND TOURISM - STATE PARKS AND TOURISM DIVISIONS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Senate Bill 81 is an appropriation act for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. It allocates funds for the personal services and operating expenses of the State Parks and Tourism Divisions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. This bill establishes the maximum number of employees and their corresponding salary grades for various positions within these divisions. Its purpose is to fund the staffing and operations of Arkansas's state parks and tourism promotion efforts.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates funds for state parks and tourism operations, increasing public service funding per appropriation act language.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 21, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 897 → SB 81 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was renumbered from Act 897 to Senate Bill 81 for the 95th General Assembly's Regular Session in 2025. This appears to be a procedural update reflecting the bill's new legislative session and numbering rather than substantive policy changes.
TECHNICAL

Bill designation changed from Act 897 to Senate Bill 81, and session year updated to 2025 for the 95th General Assembly.

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 SB81 is now Act 897
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.
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Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
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Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
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Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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