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ArkansasHB10012026 Fiscal SessionHouse

AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Brian S. Evans (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Expense payments for Arkansas House members

The Arkansas House can pay members’ expenses and daily allowances after adjournment and before July 1, 2026. The Speaker must determine that a member’s presence, assistance, oversight, and expertise are needed during this period. The Speaker must also decide that the House should pay the expenses and daily allowance. Payments come from the maintenance, operations, and expenses budget. The daily allowance uses the rate authorized for legislative sessions; the law gives no dollar amount.

Funding for Arkansas House operations

The law provides $2.27516 million from the Constitutional Officers Fund for Arkansas House expenses in the year ending June 30, 2026. This includes $311,500 for employee salaries, $57,000 for personal-services matching, and $1.90666 million for maintenance, operations, and expenses. After the legislative session ends, unspent money can cover necessary House costs before July 1, 2026. These include the Speaker’s and Chief of Staff’s offices, legislative services coordinator, parliamentarian, Chief Clerk’s Office, and House Member Services. The Speaker and Chief of Staff, or their designees, can certify that money is not needed for its assigned purpose. The Auditor of State must then transfer that money between House appropriations as certified. Each June, the Speaker and Chief of Staff, or their designees, set each employee’s salary starting July 1, based on evaluations. The Speaker evaluates the Chief of Staff; the Chief of Staff or a designee evaluates other employees. The law takes effect immediately to cover expenses tied to the April 8, 2026, fiscal session. This funding supports House operations, not direct household benefits.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Brian S. Evans

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 130 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/15/2026

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 1:37:36 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 4/14/2026

House Vote - Tuesday, April 14, 2026 1:11:13 PM

Yes: 96 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1001 is now Act 2

    4/16/2026House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/15/2026House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/15/2026House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/15/2026House

  5. Returned to the House as passed.

    4/15/2026Senate

  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/15/2026Senate

  7. Read the third time and passed.

    4/15/2026Senate

  8. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.

    4/14/2026Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    4/14/2026Senate

  10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/14/2026House

  11. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/14/2026House

  12. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.

    4/8/2026House

  13. Filed

    4/1/2026House

Bill Text

  • HB1001 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

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  • Act Version

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