Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 182 — TO REQUIRE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR UNTIL A NEW APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Last action — Notification that SB182 is now Act 24

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on February 11, 2025.

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  • 6 sponsors

    2 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

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The changes remove a specific approval date from the bill. This means that the bill no longer has a set deadline for when it needs to be approved, making it more flexible in terms of timing. This matters because it could allow for more discussion and consideration before the bill is finalized.

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Act 24 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 182 5 By:
State of Arkansas 95th General Assembly A Bill Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 182 5 By:
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4 02/03/2025 4:31:11 PM SSS134
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This bill modifies the procedures for appropriations by allowing local governments to operate under the previous year's appropriation ordinance if a new one is not adopted by January 1.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-14-904(b)(1)(A)(ii)

    (c)(1) If a quorum court does not pass an annual appropriation ordinance as required under subdivision (b)(1)(A)(ii)(a) of this section by January 1, the annual appropriation ordinance from the previous year, including any amendments to the annual appropriation budget adopted by ordinance that were enacted on or before December 31 of the year of the annual appropriation ordinance, is readopted by operation of this subdivision (b)(1)(A)(ii)(c), at the final level of appropriation and the beginning level of zero (0) expenditure.

    Allows a quorum court to readopt the previous year's appropriation if a new one isn't passed by January 1.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-14-904(b)(1)(A)(ii)

    (2) Expenditures of the county, including without limitation the payment of salaries to employees as the employee's salary existed on December 31, shall continue to be paid under the annual appropriation ordinance levels of the previous year until a new annual appropriation ordinance is adopted.

    Ensures county expenditures, including salaries, continue under the previous year's ordinance until a new one is adopted.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-14-904(b)(1)(A)(ii)

    (3) Expenditures of the county paid under subdivision (b)(1)(A)(ii)(c)(2) of this section shall not include per diem compensation for the justices of the peace under § 14-14-1205 or salary for the county judge under § 14-14-1204(c).

    Excludes specific compensations from the expenditures allowed under the previous year's ordinance.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-14-904(b)(1)(A)(ii)

    (4) An annual appropriation ordinance adopted by the quorum court after January 1 shall not include per diem compensation for the justices of the peace under § 14-14-1205 or salary for the county judge under § 14-14-1204(c) for any period when the previous year's annual appropriation ordinance has been readopted.

    Prohibits certain compensation in new ordinances if the previous one is still in effect.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-14-1204(c)

    (3) If an annual appropriation ordinance is not adopted by January 1 under § 14-14-904, the annual salary of a county judge shall not be paid until an annual appropriation ordinance is adopted.

    Stops the payment of the county judge's salary until a new appropriation ordinance is adopted if none is in place by January 1.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-14-1205(a)(1)

    (C) If an annual appropriation ordinance is not adopted by January 1 under § 14-14-904, the per diem compensation for justices of the peace shall not be paid until an appropriation ordinance is adopted.

    Halts per diem payments for justices of the peace until a new appropriation ordinance is adopted.

  • Arkansas Code § 14-58-202

    (b)(1) If the governing body of the municipality has not adopted a budget by ordinance for the operation of the municipality by January 1, any expenditure of the municipality for that year shall continue to be paid according to the adopted budget from the previous year, including any amendments to the budget adopted by ordinance that were enacted on or before December 31 of the year of the budget, until a new budget for the year is adopted by the governing body of the municipality.

    Allows municipalities to continue expenditures based on the previous year's budget if a new one isn't passed by January 1.

Action History

  1. Notification that SB182 is now Act 24

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

  7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  8. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  9. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  10. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  11. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  12. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  13. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  14. Read the third time and passed.

  15. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

  16. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE

  17. Filed

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2 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

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Not signed on (132)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 182?
SB 182 is sponsored by Jeff Wardlaw, Mike Holcomb, Kenneth B. Ferguson, Stephanie Flowers, Glenn Barnes, and Ben Gilmore.
What is the current status of SB 182?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2025. Enacted.
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