Arkansas SB21: SAMHSA Funding
Official title[AR] SB21: An Act For The Department Of Human Services - Division Of Aging, Adult, And Behavioral Health Services Appropriation For The 2026-2027 Fiscal Year.
Arkansas · signed · Relevance score 45 of 100 (tangential). medium impact.
This summary is informational and is not legal advice. Read the source text before acting on it.
What this policy change does.
- Jurisdiction
- Arkansas
- Stage
- signed
- Bill
- SB21
- Published
- May 1, 2026
- Effective
- July 1, 2026
- Impact score
- 45 of 100, from analysis of the full text: tangential
- Primary source
- LegiScan
Impact on your practice
This appropriations bill is now law and funds Arkansas's behavioral health division for the next fiscal year. Therapists may see impacts through Medicaid reimbursement changes, workforce initiatives, or community mental health center funding—depending on how the legislature allocated the dollars.
Key facts
- FY 2026-2027 appropriations bill for Arkansas Dept of Human Services behavioral health division
- Now Act 149 as of May 1, 2026—already signed into law
- Allocates state funds to Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services
- Effective date likely July 1, 2026 for fiscal year implementation
- Budget levels and funding increases unknown without bill text, but signals state commitment to behavioral health
States and jurisdictions where it applies.
- Arkansas
Read the original policy source.
Primary source text, linked directly.
https://legiscan.com/AR/bill/SB21/2026
- Analysis by
- Therapy Companion policy engine
- Confidence
- low
- Analyzed
- July 28, 2026
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