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SB 37 Arkansas Senate · 2026 Fiscal Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND LICENSING - WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Senate Bill 37, now Act 15, provides funding for the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The legislation authorizes the hiring of up to 105 full-time employees and allows for additional temporary staff to support the commission's operations. It appropriates approximately $12 million from the Workers' Compensation Fund to cover salaries, administrative costs, and operating expenses, while also allocating $21.55 million from the Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund for specific death and disability claims.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly appropriates $12M and $21.55M to fund the Workers' Compensation Commission, hiring staff and covering operational expenses.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill provides funding and staffing for the Workers' Compensation Commission, strengthening worker benefits and administrative capacity.85% 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 15 → SB 37 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill has been renumbered from Act 15 to Senate Bill 37 and updated to apply to the Fiscal Session of 2026. The primary change is a reformatting of the header to reflect the new session year and bill number, with no substantive policy, funding, or eligibility changes visible in the provided text.
Scope change
The bill's applicability is now explicitly tied to the Fiscal Session of 2026, replacing the previous Act 15 designation.
TECHNICAL

The bill title and session year were updated from Act 15 to Senate Bill 37 for the 2026 Fiscal Session.

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 SB37 is now Act 15
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.