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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 70 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
HEALTH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11
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Subtitle 14
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 15
REAPPROPRIATION. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19
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SECTION 1. REAPPROPRIATION - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. There is 21
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Health, to be payable from the cash 22
fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal 23
Officer of the State the following: 24
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 25
in Item (A) of Section 2 of Act 382 of 2025, for replacement of the Arkansas 26
Department of Health main facility, in a sum not to exceed ....$114,000,000. 27
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SECTION 2. REAPPROPRIATION - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. There is 29
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Health, to be payable from the 30
paying account as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State the 31
following: 32
(A) Effective July 1, 2026, the balance of the appropriation provided 33
in Item (D) of Section 3 of Act 382 of 2025, for replacement of the Arkansas 34
Department of Health main facility, in a sum not to exceed .....$30,031,020. 35
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SECTION 3. DISBURSEMENT CONTROLS. (A) No contract may be awarded nor 1
obligations otherwise incurred in relation to the project or projects 2
described herein in excess of the State Treasury funds actually available 3
therefor as provided by law. Provided, however, that institutions and 4
agencies listed herein shall have the authority to accept and use grants and 5
donations including Federal funds, and to use its unobligated cash income or 6
funds, or both available to it, for the purpose of supplementing the State 7
Treasury funds for financing the entire costs of the project or projects 8
enumerated herein. Provided further, that the appropriations and funds 9
otherwise provided by the General Assembly for Maintenance and General 10
Operations of the agency or institutions receiving appropriation herein shall 11
not be used for any of the purposes as appropriated in this act. 12
(B) The restrictions of any applicable provisions of the State 13
Purchasing Law, the General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, the 14
Revenue Stabilization Law and any other applicable fiscal control laws of 15
this State and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance and 16
Administration, as authorized by law, shall be strictly complied with in 17
disbursement of any funds provided by this act unless specifically provided 18
otherwise by law. 19
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SECTION 4. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 21
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 22
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 23
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 24
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 25
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 26
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 27
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 28
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 29
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SECTION 5. 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
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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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