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  Act 94 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas
2 95th General Assembly  A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2026  SENATE BILL 74
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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 WHICH SHALL BE
10SUPPLEMENTAL AND IN ADDITION TO OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
11MADE BY THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PAY
12APPROVED CLAIMS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15Subtitle
16AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE
17PAYMENT OF APPROVED CLAIMS.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION.  There is hereby appropriated, to the
23 Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division, to be
24 payable from the Individual Income Tax Withholding Fund, for the purpose of
25 paying claims against the State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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27 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
28 NO.  2025-2026
29 (01)     ACIMA HOLDINGS  $38,622.01
30 (02)     MOSES C. EJIOFOR AND JOYCE D. EJIOFOR  18,352.00
31 (03)     THE STRONG COMPANY INC.  19,648.30
32 (04)     JEFF SISK AND DONNA SISK  23,842.31
33 (05)     KAREN MARSHALL  17,788.00
34TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $118,252.62
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36SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION.  There is hereby appropriated, to the
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1 Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division, to be
2 payable from the Corporate Income Tax Withholding Fund, for the purpose of
3 paying claims against the State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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5 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
6 NO.  2025-2026
7 (01)   DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC.  $30,355.00
8 (02)   FIDELITY COMMUNICATIONS AND SUBSIDIARIES  782,621.37
9TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $812,976.37
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11SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION.   There is hereby appropriated, to the
12 Department of Finance and Administration - Revenue Services Division, to be
13 payable from the Miscellaneous Revolving Fund, for the purpose of paying
14 claims against the State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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16 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
17 NO.  2025-2026
18 (01)   RIFFRAFF LLC  $22,457.00
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20SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION.   There is hereby appropriated, to the
21 Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department, to be payable from the
22 Miscellaneous Revolving Fund, for the purpose of paying claims against the
23 State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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25 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
26 NO.  2025-2026
27 (01)   HARMONY HEALTH PLAN, INC.  $79,349.00
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29SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION.   There is hereby appropriated, to the
30 Department of Health, to be payable from the paying account as determined by
31 the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for the purpose of paying claims
32 against the State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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34 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
35 NO.  2025-2026
36 (01)   MCKESSON MEDICAL SURGICAL MN SUPPLY  $40,147.53
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1 (02)   STACY RYAN  27,220.72
2TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $67,368.25
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4SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION.    There is hereby appropriated, to the
5 Department of Commerce - Arkansas Economic Development Commission, to be
6 payable from the Economic Development Incentive Fund, for the purpose of
7 paying claims against the State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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9 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
10 NO.  2025-2026
11 (01)   GAINWELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC  $910,297.00
12 (02)   GAINWELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC  266,358.00
13TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $1,176,655.00
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15SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION.    There is hereby appropriated, to the
16 Department of Commerce - Division of Workforce Services, to be payable from
17 the Skills Development Fund, for the purpose of paying claims against the
18 State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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20 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
21 NO.  2025-2026
22 (01)   UA PULASKI TECHNICAL COLLEGE  $92,834.34
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24SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION.    There is hereby appropriated, to the
25 Department of Commerce - State Insurance Department, to be payable from the
26 Public School Insurance Trust Fund, for the purpose of paying claims against
27 the State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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29 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
30 NO.  2025-2026
31 (01)   POTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT  $30,437.38
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33SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION.    There is hereby appropriated, to the
34 Department of Human Services - Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral
35 Health Services, to be payable from the paying account as determined by the
36 Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for the purpose of paying claims against
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1 the State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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3 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
4 NO.  2025-2026
5 (01)   DATAMAN USA, LLC  $42,880.00
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7SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION.   There is hereby appropriated, to the
8 Arkansas Department of Transportation, to be payable from the State Highway
9 and Transportation Department Fund, for the purpose of paying claims against
10 the State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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12 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
13 NO.  2025-2026
14 (01)   FANNIE MCKEE  $21,810.79
15 (02)   JONATHAN BOONE  $150,000.00
16 (03)   BUDDY PATTERSON  24,385.33
17TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $196,196.12
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19SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION.   There is hereby appropriated, to the
20 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to be payable from the
21 University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund, for the purpose of paying claims
22 against the State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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24 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
25 NO.  2025-2026
26 (01)   CARL SULLIVAN, POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
27EDWARD WESSON  $150,000.00
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29SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION.   There is hereby appropriated, to the
30 Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, to be payable from the Teacher Retirement
31 Fund, for the purpose of paying claims against the State of Arkansas to the
32 payee set out herein:
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34 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
35 NO.  2025-2026
36 (01)   TETRONICS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED-IN
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1LIQUIDATION  $65,000.00
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3SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION.     There is hereby appropriated, to the
4 Department of Public Safety - Division of Arkansas State Police, to be
5 payable from the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund, for the purpose of
6 paying claims against the State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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8 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
9 NO.  2025-2026
10 (01)   ANDREA AVILES MARTINEZ  $25,000.00
11 (02)   AUBREY THOMPSON  28,488.22
12TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $53,488.22
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14SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION.     There is hereby appropriated, to the
15 Department of Human Services - Division of Developmental Disabilities
16 Services, to be payable from the paying account as determined by the Chief
17 Fiscal Officer of the State, for the purpose of paying claims against the
18 State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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20 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
21 NO.  2025-2026
22 (01)   ANGELA STEPHENS, AS SPECIAL
23ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF
24ZACHARY MOORE  $725,000.00
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26SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION.     There is hereby appropriated, to the
27 Department of Human Services - Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral
28 Health Services, to be payable from the paying account as determined by the
29 Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for the purpose of paying claims against
30 the State of Arkansas to the payee set out herein:
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32 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
33 NO.  2025-2026
34 (01)   JAMEY VANLANDINGHAM, SPECIAL
35ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF JIMMY
36VANLANDINGHAM  $500,000.00
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2SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION.     There is hereby appropriated, to the
3 Department of Human Services - Division of Children and Family Services, to
4 be payable from the paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer
5 of the State, for the purpose of paying claims against the State of Arkansas
6 to the payee set out herein:
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8 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
9 NO.  2025-2026
10 (01)   HALEY HUDSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS
11SPECIAL ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE
12OF JACQUELINE LYNN ASHCRAFT,
13DECEASED, AND HALEY HUDSON AS
14PERMANENT LEGAL GUARDIAN OF CARLEY
15RAYE JONES AND KADEY LYNN JONES, MINOR CHILDREN  $2,351,500.00
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17SECTION 17. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.     NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
18 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
19 REIMBURSEMENT AND REFUND TO EXPENDITURE.      Funds allocated and expended by any
20 Agency, Authority, Board, Commission, Council, Department, Division, Office,
21 or Subdivision of any state agency for the payment of approved claims
22 adjudicated through the State Claims Commission and approved by the Arkansas
23 Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee when the General Assembly is in
24 session, shall be reimbursed from the funds from which the Agency, Authority,
25 Board, Commission, Council, Department, Division, Office, or Subdivision
26 draws its support.
27The monies shall be deposited no later than June 30 of the following
28 fiscal year from which the original payment of claim expense was incurred by
29 the state agency, as a refund to expenditure, to the credit of the fund from
30 which the original expenditure was made.
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32SECTION 18. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.    NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
33 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.  CARRYOVER
34 OF CLAIMS. Any state agency which is affected by the allowed claim(s)
35 provided for in this Act, and whose fund for the 2024-2025 2025-2026 fiscal
36 year are insufficient to allow for the payment of said claim(s) before June
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1 30, 2025 2026, is hereby authorized, upon certification by the Chief Fiscal
2 Officer of the State, to make payment of said claim(s) after July 1, 2025
3 2026, from funds appropriated for the 2025-2026 2026-2027 fiscal year.
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5      SECTION 19. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.     NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
6 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
7 DISBURSING OFFICER.   The Clerk of the State Claims Commission is hereby made
8 the disbursing officer for the purpose of paying the claims appropriated by
9 this Act.   The Clerk of the State Claims Commission is hereby authorized to
10 receive all warrants prepared under the provisions of this Act from the
11 Auditor of State and to distribute same to the claimants.
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13      SECTION 20. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.     NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
14 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. ARKANSAS
15 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES CLAIMS.    For any claims in this Act appropriated
16 to the Department of Human Services, the Clerk of the State Claims Commission
17 shall consult with the Department of Human Services and the Chief Fiscal
18 Officer of the State to determine the division and funds to which liability
19 should be assigned and from which the warrants shall be drawn.        The Clerk of
20 the State Claims Commission shall initiate the appropriate transfers as may
21 be required and as approved by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.
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23      SECTION 21. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.     NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
24 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.  ARKANSAS
25 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CLAIMS.   For any claims in this Act appropriated to the
26 Department of Health, the Clerk of the State Claims Commission shall consult
27 with the Department of Health and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to
28 determine the division and funds to which liability should be assigned and
29 from which the warrants shall be drawn.      The Clerk of the State Claims
30 Commission shall initiate the appropriate transfers as may be required and as
31 approved by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.
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33      SECTION 22. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.     NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
34 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.  CLAIMS
35 FROM CASH FUNDS.   In the event that any claim authorized herein is determined
36 to be a valid claim against the State and the claim is to be paid from funds
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1 not in the State Treasury, the Clerk of the State Claims Commission shall
2 notify the agency against which the claim is to be charged of the amount of
3 such claims.   Upon receipt of such notification, the state agency shall
4 forth-with deliver a check to the Clerk of the State Claims Commission who
5 shall deposit the same as a nonrevenue receipt into the Miscellaneous
6 Revolving Fund from which he shall disburse the amount of the claim to the
7 claimant.
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9      SECTION 23. SPECIAL LANGUAGE.     NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS
10 CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW.
11 EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS.   The Clerk of the State Claims Commission
12 shall not distribute any warrants prepared under the provisions of this Act
13 for awards made by the Arkansas State Claims Commission for employment
14 compensation claims.   Upon the award by the State Claims Commission of an
15 employment compensation claim, the Clerk of the State Claims Commission shall
16 notify the affected state agency and the Department of Finance and
17 Administration - Office of Personnel Management of such amounts that are due
18 and payable.   The affected state agency shall then process the award through
19 the State Mechanized Payroll System.
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21      SECTION 24. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.     Disbursement of funds
22 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
23 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
24 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
25 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
26 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
27 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
28 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
29 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
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31      SECTION 25. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.     It is the intent of the General
32 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
33 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
34 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
35 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
36 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
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1 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
2 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
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4      SECTION 26. EMERGENCY CLAUSE.   It is found and determined by the
5 General Assembly, that payees listed in this Act may be entitled to the sums
6 appropriated and transferred to herein, and that they have been deprived of
7 the use of these funds for a long period of time, and that further delay in
8 paying these just debts of the state would do harm to the reputation of the
9 State of Arkansas.   Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and
10 this Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
11 health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after the date
12 of its passage and approval.
13 If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, it shall become
14 effective on the expiration of the period of time during which the Governor
15 may veto the bill.   If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the veto is
16 overridden, it shall become effective on the date the last house overrides
17 the veto.
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