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

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 606

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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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 vote Tuesday on House Bill 1103, which would raise the homestead tax credit from $600 to $675. With Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ signature, the tax credit would be $300 more than it was when she took office in …

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