# Arkansas HB1002: THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1002, THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-01-16 (Notification that HB1002 is now Act 1) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1002-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1002 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-01-16, Notification that HB1002 is now Act 1 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas lawmakers get interim expense funding: benefit, low. The law funds lawmakers’ interim expense reimbursements from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The Constitutional Officers Fund provides $368,000 for House members and $200,000 for senators. Payments cover legally authorized interim expenses incurred by members. The House Chief of Staff or a des… - Eligible Arkansas lawmakers get institute travel payments: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, members of the preceding General Assembly and newly elected House and Senate members qualify. They are eligible to attend the Institute of Legislative Procedure, held every two years. Attendees who file a claim receive the daily payment set by law for legislative sessions fo… - Arkansas judge funding includes claim deadlines: mixed, low. The law sets aside $830,000 from the Constitutional Officers Fund for July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This includes $80,000 for district judges’ travel, $350,000 for special or recalled circuit judges, and $400,000 for trial judges’ expenses. The Auditor of State handles these payments and che… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-01-16 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, January 16, 2025 10:15:59 AM | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-01-15 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, January 15, 2025 1:39:58 PM | pass | 99 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-01-16: Notification that HB1002 is now Act 1 (House) - 2025-01-16: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-01-16: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-01-16: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-01-16: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-01-16: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-01-15: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-01-15: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-01-14: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-01-13: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-01-13: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1002 - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1002.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=1.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1002 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1002.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=1.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1002-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).