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SB 33 Arkansas Senate · 2026 Fiscal Session

AN ACT FOR THE BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

This bill appropriates $22.5 million for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to fund the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research and the Legislative Council. The legislation authorizes the hiring of up to 134 regular employees and 31 temporary or part-time staff to support legislative operations, research, and committee services. Funds are allocated for salaries, operating expenses, committee room costs, and reimbursement for state representatives attending committee meetings.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly appropriates $22.5M to fund legislative operations, directly advancing the Budget topic by increasing government spending.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 12 → SB 33 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was updated from 'Act 12' to 'SB 33' for the 2026 Fiscal Session. A minor formatting adjustment was made to a job listing, correcting the spacing around the grade designation for a Senior Analyst position.
TECHNICAL

Corrected the spacing in a job title line for a Legislative Admin SVC Sr. Analyst, changing the grade alignment from '3 GRADE SGS09' to '3 GRADE SGS09'.

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 23, 2026
Signed into law
Notification that SB33 is now Act 12
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Returned To 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 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
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

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