ArkansasArkansas makes up to $101,000 available for cemetery care
Starting July 1, 2026, Arkansas makes up to $101,000 available for upkeep, limited purchase costs, and grants tied to certain perpetual care cemeteries.
What it does
Starting July 1, 2026, up to $101,000 is available for upkeep, limited purchase costs, and grants tied to historic perpetual care cemeteries. Only the listed cemeteries and groups qualify.
Argument forThe funding could help maintain cemeteries under long-term court oversight and support eligible groups caring for historic burial grounds.
Argument againstCemeteries outside the listed eligibility rules could miss out, since the appropriation is capped at $101,000 and limited to specified uses.
More detail
Starting July 1, 2026, the law makes up to $101,000 available for listed cemetery costs and grants. The upkeep and operating costs apply to insolvent licensed perpetual care cemeteries in court-ordered receivership or conservatorship for five years or more. Grants concern historic perpetual care cemeteries. The money may cover upkeep and operations at insolvent licensed perpetual care cemeteries under court-ordered receivership or conservatorship for at least five years, and limited acquisition costs. Grants may go to nonprofit or government owners of historic perpetual care cemeteries, or nonprofit groups caring for or improving them. Acquisition costs are capped at $1,000 plus necessary purchase costs. Spending cannot exceed available State Treasury funds, which may be supplemented with grants, donations, federal funds, or available agency funds. The appropriation takes effect July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 27Notification that SB71 is now Act 92Became Law
- Apr 24DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.To Governor
- Apr 24Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- Apr 23ORDERED ENROLLED
- Apr 23Returned from the House as passed.
- Apr 23Returned To Senate as Passed.
- Apr 23EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 23Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.Passed House
- Apr 23Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
- Apr 23RULES SUSPENDED
- Apr 22Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.Minor
- Apr 22RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
- Apr 22Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House.
- Apr 22EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 22Read the third time and passed.Passed Senate
- Apr 21Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do PassMinor
- Apr 14Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEEMinor
- Apr 14FiledIntroduced
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