Arkansas governor calls Legislature back to session to cut income taxes

By: Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 558

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the Legislature back to Little Rock for a long-expected special session next week to cut income taxes Thursday, one day after lawmakers concluded their work on this year’s budget.

The Legislature will convene for the session on Monday.

The Republican governor wrote in her proclamation scheduling the session that Arkansas’ “financial stability, increased economic growth, healthy reserve accounts, and conservative spending policies” meant that the top tax rates …

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