Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2026 Fiscal)
Arkansas HR1007: TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COUNTIES USING CERTAIN STATE TAX REVENUES; AND TO CREATE THE EQUAL DISTRIBUTION COUNTY TURNBACK FUND
Status: Failed, April 29, 2026
What the bill says
A bill which as introduced will read substantially as follows: "title an act to provide additional funding for counties using certain state tax revenues; to create the equal distribution county turnback fund; to provide for the distribution of certain tax revenues to each county; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. subtitle *mbm264* 04/08/2026 10:19:42 am mbm264 hr1007 to provide additional funding for counties using certain state tax revenues; to create the equal distribution county turnback fund; and to declare an emergency.
From the introduced text, April 8, 2026:
a bill which as introduced will read substantially as follows: "Title AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COUNTIES USING CERTAIN STATE TAX REVENUES; TO CREATE THE EQUAL DISTRIBUTION COUNTY TURNBACK FUND; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN TAX REVENUES TO EACH COUNTY; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle *MBM264* 04/08/2026 10:19:42 AM MBM264 HR1007 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COUNTIES USING CERTAIN STATE TAX REVENUES; TO CREATE THE EQUAL DISTRIBUTION COUNTY TURNBACK FUND; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 19, Chapter 27, Subchapter 3, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 19-27-348. Equal Distribution County Turnback Fund. (a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a miscellaneous fund to be known as the "Equal Distribution County Turnback Fund". (b) The fund shall consist and (2) Any other funds authorized or provided by law. (c)(1) The fund shall be used to provide additional funding for counties as provided in this subsection. (2) Each fiscal year, when the balance of the fund equals one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000), the Treasurer of State shall distribute two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the …