Fri April 18, 2025

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Governor signs 15 bills into law in Little Rock on April 18, shaping state funding and employee leave policies for 2025–2026

Governor signs 15 bills into law in Little Rock on April 18, shaping state funding and employee leave policies for 2025–2026
Bills Signed: SB241, SB32, SB33, SB34, SB35, SB36, SB40, SB41, SB51, SB52, SB55, SB71, SB81, SB106, SB124


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- On Friday, April 18th, 2025, the Governor signed into law: 

SB241 - To amend the uniform attendance and leave policy act; and to grant paid leave to public employees in the event of the death of a public employee's family member or child.

SB32 - An act for the department of human services - division of youth services appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB33 - An act for the department of human services - division of medical services appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB34 - An act for the department of human services - division of developmental disabilities services appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB35 - An act for the department of human services - division of children and family services appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB36 - An act for the department of human services - division of aging, adult, and behavioral health services appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB40 - An act for the bureau of legislative research and the legislative council appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB41 - An act for the office of the governor appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB51 - An act for the office of the prosecutor coordinator appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB52 - An act for the auditor of state - operations and unclaimed property program appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB55 -  An act for the Arkansas supreme court appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB71 - An act for the administrative office of the courts - court personnel appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB81 -An act for the department of parks, heritage, and tourism - state parks and tourism divisions appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB106 - An act for the department of agriculture appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

SB124 - An act for the university of Arkansas - division of agriculture appropriation for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

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