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HB 1002 Arkansas House · 2026 Fiscal Session

THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

HB 1002, now Act 1, provides funding for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to support the Arkansas Judicial Branch, the House of Representatives, and the Arkansas Senate. The bill allocates $830,000 to the Auditor of State for judge-related expenses, including travel reimbursements for district judges and operating costs for special and trial judges. Additionally, it sets aside $368,000 for House Representatives and $200,000 for Senators to cover interim expenses. The legislation also allows members of the General Assembly to receive per diem and mileage reimbursement for attending the biennial Institute of Legislative Procedure.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates specific funding for judicial and legislative branch operations, directly advancing budget appropriations.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Apr 1, 2026 Signed Apr 15, 2026
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Act 1 → HB 1002 · 2 edits
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Removed the label 'Act 1 of the Fiscal Session' from the header.

Added blank lines and updated the header to reflect 'HOUSE BILL 1002' for the '95th General Assembly' and 'Fiscal Session, 2026'.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Apr 15, 2026
Signed into law
Notification that HB1002 is now Act 1
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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