National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)
Arkansas: National Electrical Code, lead only
Mike Holt’s NEC adoption list shows Arkansas on the 2026 NEC, effective Sep 3, 2026. Arkansas’s own records for the NEC have not been read yet. The trackers disagree; both readings are below.
Tracker reading
Edition a tracker lists
2026 NEC
Lead only
How it was checked
Lead only
A tracker lists this edition. Nobody has checked it against the state’s own record yet.
What the trackers say
Code adoption trackers are a cross-check. They are not Arkansas’s own record.
Mike Holt’s NEC adoption listCross-check
2026 NEC, effective Sep 3, 2026
‘Effective 9/3/26’.
NFPA’s enforcement mapCross-check
2020 NEC, effective Aug 1, 2022
Arkansas 2020 with AR amendments (8/1/2022) 2026 update process underway (Effective date not established)
nfpa.org (opens in a new tab)Updated Aug 3, 2026Read
IAEI’s code adoption pageCross-check
2020 NEC, effective Aug 1, 2022
2020 (8/1/2022)