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HB1095 • 2026

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES REAPPROPRIATION.

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES REAPPROPRIATION.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Last action
2026-04-27
Official status
House -- Notification that HB1095 is now Act 115
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text does not specify an effective date other than July 1, 2026, though the bill was enacted in April 2026.

Reappropriation of Funds for Aging and Behavioral Health Building Projects

This law reassigns remaining funds from a previous act to the Department of Human Services to build a warehouse at the Arkansas Health Center and repair roofs at the Arkansas State Hospital.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets aside up to $448,902 for construction or renovation of a warehouse distribution building at the Arkansas Health Center.
  • Sets aside up to $1,175,065 for repairing or replacing roofs at the Arkansas State Hospital.
  • Requires that these funds come from the Department of Human Services Renovation Fund starting July 1, 2026.
  • Allows agencies to use grants and donations along with state money to pay for these projects if needed.
  • States that regular operating budgets cannot be used to pay for these specific building improvements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Human Services - Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services
  • Staff at the Arkansas Health Center working on warehouse construction or renovation
  • Staff at the Arkansas State Hospital managing roof repairs

Terms To Know

Reappropriation
Giving money again for a project that was already approved in an earlier law.
Renovation Fund
A specific pool of state money set aside to fix or improve buildings and facilities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The total cost for each project cannot go higher than the dollar amounts listed in this law.
  • No contracts can be signed if there is not enough actual cash available in the State Treasury at that time.
  • This law does not say how long it will take to finish the construction or repair work.

Bill History

No action history is stored for this bill yet.

Official Summary Text

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES REAPPROPRIATION.

Current Bill Text

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*LCW085* 04/14/2026 2:03:26 PM LCW085
State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1095 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO REAPPROPRIATE THE BALANCES OF CAPITAL 9
IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 10
HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND 11
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 16
SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND 17
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES 18
REAPPROPRIATION. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. REAPPROPRIATION - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL 24
HEALTH SERVICES - RENOVATION FUND. There is hereby appropriated, to the 25
Department of Human Services, to be payable from the Department of Human 26
Services Renovation Fund, for the Department of Human Services - Division of 27
Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services the following: 28
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 29
in Item (A) of Section 1 of Act 132 of 2025, for costs associated with 30
construction, replacement, renovation, upgrade, and addition of a warehouse 31
distribution building for the Arkansas Health Center, in a sum not to exceed 32
....................................................................$448,902. 33
(B) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 34
in Item (B) of Section 1 of Act 132 of 2025, for repair or replacement of 35
roofs at the Arkansas State Hospital, in a sum not to exceed .....$1,175,065. 36
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SECTION 2. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 2
obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 3
described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available 4
therefor as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 5
agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 6
donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or 7
funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 8
Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 9
enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 10
otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General 11
Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 12
not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act. 13
(B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State 14
Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 15
Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 16
this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 17
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 18
disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided 19
otherwise by law. 20
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SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 22
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 23
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 24
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 25
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 26
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 27
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 28
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 29
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SECTION 4. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 31
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 32
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 33
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 34
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 35
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 36
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effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 1
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 2
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 3
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 4
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 5
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