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House passes a slate of appropriation bills on fiscal calendar; emergency clauses included
Summary
During the fiscal session the Arkansas House approved multiple Senate appropriation bills (SB3, SB4, SB7, SB15, SB21, SB31 and SB75) with emergency clauses; vote tallies were recorded for each measure.
The Arkansas House cleared a series of appropriation bills on the yellow budget calendar, advancing funding for agency operations and programs across several departments.
Representative Johnson presented each Senate appropriation in turn. The House passed Senate Bill 3 (shared services appropriation) by a recorded vote of 96 yays, 2 nays and 1 present. Senate Bill 4 (Department of Health/regulation board) passed 91 yays, 5 nays and 3 present. Senate Bill 7 (Department of Commerce / State Insurance Department) passed 96 yays, 1 nay and 2 present. Senate Bill 15 (parks and heritage appropriation) passed 94 yays, 0 nays and 2 present. Senate Bill 21 (Human Services — adult aging and behavioral health division) passed 97 yays, 0 nays and 2 present. Senate Bill 31 (administrative courts) passed 98 yays, 0 nays and 1 present. Finally, Senate Bill 75, described as the final bill of the fiscal session, passed with an emergency clause by a recorded tally of 70 yays and 27 nays.
Most bills were described as standard appropriations presented without amendment; Representative Johnson urged members to vote for the emergency clause when applicable. The passage of these measures advanced departmental budgets and appropriations for the coming fiscal year; specific line-item or dollar totals were described in the bills but not fully detailed on the House floor during the session's recorded remarks.
