# Arkansas HB1003: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - STAFF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1003, AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - STAFF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by House Management; status enacted, last action 2025-04-17 (Notification that HB1003 is now Act 871) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1003-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1003 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - STAFF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-17, Notification that HB1003 is now Act 871 - Sponsor: House Management - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Expense payments for Arkansas House members: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law funds two types of House member expense payments. It provides $50,000 from the Constitutional Officers Fund for daily allowances and mileage for members, including newly elected members. Those payments cover attendance at the Institute of Legislative… - Higher pay options for House employees: benefit, low. The Arkansas House can pay up to 20% above salary limits for no more than one-third of authorized positions. It can also grant merit raises above those limits for all positions. Promotions of up to two pay grades are allowed for no more than one-third of authorized classified positions. These raise… - House can reuse and move funds: benefit, low. The law keeps specified House balances left on June 30, 2025, available through June 30, 2026, for their original purposes. It makes available up to $2.05 million from the Constitutional Officers Fund and up to $2.025 million from the State Central Services Fund. It also carries forward any June 30… - Limits on using House recordings: cost, low. People cannot use audio or video produced by or under the Arkansas House's direction in political or campaign ads. They also cannot use it for commercial purposes intended to produce profit or another tangible benefit. The House Management Committee can permit public-education government broadcasts… - Funding for Arkansas House staff: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law funds House staff through June 30, 2026, from the State Central Services Fund. Main staff funding totals about $2.287 million: $1,662,250 for salaries, $50,000 for temporary help, and $449,602 for related personnel costs. It also includes $100,000 for operations and… - Funding for House technology improvements: cost, low. The law provides $150,000 from the State Central Services Fund to continue automating the Arkansas House legislative process. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, it sets aside $25,000 for operations and $125,000 for equipment and other capital costs. This funds House technology, not direct pay… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: House Management ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 12:01:24 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 3:09:35 PM | pass | 92 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-04-17: Notification that HB1003 is now Act 871 (House) - 2025-04-15: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-14: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-04-08: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-07: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-04-03: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-04-03: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-04-03: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-21: Re-referred to the Committee on HOUSE MANAGEMENT (House) - 2025-01-13: Without Objection, Speaker corrects an erroneous committee assignment and transfers to House Management Committee (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 - HB1003 - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1003.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=871.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 - [HB1003 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1003.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=871.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-HB1003-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).