HB 1088

Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
  Act 111 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 95th General Assembly  A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2026  HOUSE BILL 1088
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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8For An Act To Be Entitled
9AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS
10TRANSFERS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
11ADMINISTRATION - DISBURSING OFFICER WHICH SHALL BE
12SUPPLEMENTAL AND IN ADDITION TO THOSE FUNDS
13APPROPRIATED BY ACT 1006 OF 2025; AND FOR OTHER
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18AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
19ADMINISTRATION - DISBURSING OFFICER
20SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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25SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - FIREMEN'S AND POLICE OFFICERS' PENSION AND
26 RELIEF FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and
27 Administration, to be payable from the Firemen's and Police Officers' Pension
28 and Relief Fund, for payment of Firemen's and Police Officers' Pension and
29 Relief Fund taxes for municipal fire and police relief and pension funds by
30 the Department of Finance and Administration - Disbursing Officer which shall
31 be supplemental and in addition to those funds appropriated in Section 4 of
32 Act 1006 of 2025, the following:
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34 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
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36 (01)     PENSION AND RELIEF FUNDS  $8,000,000
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2SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES - ADDITIONAL
3 FUNDING.   There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and
4 Administration, to be payable from the Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund, for
5 additional funding of Arkansas fire departments as provided in Arkansas Code
6 beginning at 26-57-611 and including 26-57-614 and 14-284-101 et seq. by the
7 Department of Finance and Administration - Disbursing Officer which shall be
8 supplemental and in addition to those funds appropriated in Section 21 of Act
9 1006 of 2025, the following:
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11 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
12  NO.  2025-2026
13 (01)   PAYMENTS TO FIRE DEPARTMENTS  $5,000,000
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15SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.   Disbursement of funds
16 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
17 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
18 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
19 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
20 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
21 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
22 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
23 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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25SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.   It is the intent of the General
26 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
27 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
28 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
29 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
30 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
31 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
32 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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34SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE.   It is found and determined by the General
35 Assembly, that funds provided by the General Assembly for the operations of
36 the Department Of Finance And Administration - Disbursing Officer are, due to
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2 Administration - Disbursing Officer to continue to provide essential
3 governmental services; that the provisions of this act will provide the
4 necessary monies for the Department Of Finance And Administration -
5 Disbursing Officer to continue such services; and that a delay in the
6 effective date of this Act could work irreparable harm upon the proper
7 administration and provision of essential governmental programs. Therefore,
8 an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act being necessary for the
9 immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in
10 full force and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval.
11      If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, it shall
12 become effective on the expiration of the period of time during which the
13 Governor may veto the bill.   If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the
14 veto is overridden, it shall become effective on the date the last house
15 overrides the veto.
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18APPROVED: 4/27/26
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