Legislation Advances as Fiscal Session Nears End

Legislation advances as fiscal session nears end

Arkansas lawmakers advanced legislation Monday to increase the homestead property tax credit, prohibit specific funds from being used on a Franklin County prison and increase the state’s public television spending authority.

Homestead tax credit, prison funding restriction, PBS funds advance as fiscal session nears end

Members of the House of Representatives talk before the State of the State address at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 8, 2026. (Photo by Katie Adkins/Arkansas Advocate)Arkansas lawmakers advanced legislation Monday to increase the homestead property tax credit, prohibit specific funds from being used on a Franklin County prison and increase the state’s public television spending authority. The Senate is expected to v…

Bill raising homestead property tax credit advances in Arkansas Legislature

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas House of Representatives and an Arkansas State Senate committee have voted to raise the state’s homestead property tax credit by $75 to $675 per parcel. The House voted 94-0 yesterday. The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee also recommended that the Senate approve the bill. The increase in the homestead property […] The post Bill raising homestead property tax credit advances in Arkansas Legislature appeared first o…