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SB 12 Arkansas Senate · 2026 Fiscal Session

AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS ETHICS COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

This bill, now Act 6, provides funding for the Arkansas Ethics Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. It authorizes the hiring of up to 11 specific staff members, including a director, attorneys, and investigators, and allocates a total of $1,157,725 for their salaries and operating expenses. The funds are drawn from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account and must be spent in accordance with state laws regarding procurement and budgeting. This legislation ensures the commission has the necessary resources to continue its operations and enforce ethics laws for the upcoming year.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly provides funding for the Ethics Commission, strengthening government oversight and fiscal management.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Apr 1, 2026 Signed Apr 23, 2026
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What changed between versions

Act 6 → SB 12 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a signed Act into a new Senate Bill draft for the upcoming 2026 session. The primary change is the removal of the original approval date and the rebranding of the document to reflect its new legislative status. No substantive policy, funding, or eligibility changes were made in this version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; this is a procedural update to the document's title and status.
TECHNICAL

Removed the original approval date (4/22/26) and the reference to 'Act 6 of the Fiscal Session'.

Added blank lines and updated the header to identify the document as 'SENATE BILL 12' for the 95th General Assembly 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
16
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Apr 23, 2026
Signed into law
Notification that SB12 is now Act 6
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.