# Arkansas HB1003: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - STAFF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1003, AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - STAFF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2026 Fiscal Session House bill sponsored by House Management; status enacted, last action 2026-04-22 (Notification that HB1003 is now Act 27) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1003-2026F - 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: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - STAFF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-01 - Last action: 2026-04-22, Notification that HB1003 is now Act 27 - Sponsor: House Management - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - House staff can receive higher pay: benefit, medium. The House can set pay up to 20% above usual maximums for no more than one-third of authorized positions. Merit pay adjustments can also exceed maximum salary levels for any position. The law allows promotions of up to two grades for no more than one-third of authorized classified positions. These p… - House members get meeting expense funding: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2026–2027, the law sets aside two separate $50,000 amounts for House members’ meeting costs. The Constitutional Officers Fund covers daily allowances and mileage for members, including newly elected members, attending pre-session events. These events include the Institute of Legisla… - Funding to automate Arkansas House work: benefit, low. The law provides $150,000 to continue automating the House’s legislative work for fiscal year 2026–2027. The State Central Services Fund supplies $25,000 for operating costs and $125,000 for equipment or other capital costs. This funding supports House technology, not direct payments to households. - House can reuse and transfer funds: benefit, low. Specified balances left on June 30, 2026, remain available for the House of the Ninety-Fifth General Assembly. The caps are $2.05 million from the Constitutional Officers Fund and $2.025 million from the State Central Services Fund. The law also carries House operating balances forward through June… - Funding for Arkansas House staff: benefit, low. The law provides $2.286852 million for House operations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. It authorizes up to 20 regular staff and seven part-time or temporary workers, used when needed. Funding includes $1.662250 million for regular salaries, $75,000 for temporary help, and $449,602 for em… - Funding for House legislative support staff: benefit, low. For the year ending June 30, 2027, House Member Services gets $1.275684 million and can employ 13 regular workers. Its funding includes $969,285 for salaries, $25,000 for temporary help, $271,399 for employer benefit contributions, and $10,000 for operations. The Supplemental Staffing unit gets $84… - Limits on political use of House recordings: cost, low. People cannot use audio or video made by or under the House’s direction in political or campaign ads. House funding for producing these materials cannot support materials intended for commercial profit or another tangible benefit. The House Management Committee can allow governmental public-educati… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: House Management ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 16, 2026 11:08:08 AM | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 1:11:58 PM | pass | 94 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-04-22: Notification that HB1003 is now Act 27 (House) - 2026-04-16: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2026-04-16: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2026-04-16: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2026-04-16: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2026-04-15: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2026-04-14: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2026-04-08: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE MANAGEMENT (House) - 2026-04-01: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1003 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1003.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=27.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related bills - SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. (enacted) ## Sources - [HB1003 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1003.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=27.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related - [SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB31-2026F) - [HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1066-2026F) - [HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL Y…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1005-2026F) - [SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEH…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB21-2026F) - [HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY E…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1007-2026F) - [HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1103-2026F) - [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-HB1003-2026F (as of 2026-10-19).