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ArkansasHB10612026 Fiscal SessionHouse

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND LICENSING - DIVISION OF LABOR APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Funds to distribute workers' unpaid wages

The law provides $200,000 for Arkansas's Division of Labor to distribute wages owed to workers by Arkansas employers. This funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Payments come from a State Treasury cash fund designated by the state's Chief Fiscal Officer. The law does not set an individual payment amount.

Funding for boiler and electrical oversight

The law provides $863,526 for boiler inspection staff and operations. It also provides $697,611 for the Board of Electrical Examiners, which oversees electrician licensing and exams. Both allocations come from the Department of Labor and Licensing Special Fund. They cover July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and fund agency work rather than household payments.

Funding to administer federal labor programs

The law provides about $1.60 million for Arkansas's Division of Labor to administer federal programs. The money pays staff and operating costs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Payments use federal funds designated by the state's Chief Fiscal Officer. This allocation does not set a direct household payment.

Registration fees fund labor training events

The Division of Labor can spend $48,000 in collected registration fees on seminars and conferences. This includes $2,000 for operating expenses and $46,000 for travel. The authority runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Payments come from a State Treasury cash fund designated by the state's Chief Fiscal Officer; no individual registration price is set.

Labor agency funding and staffing limits

Shared Services gets about $3.85 million for staff and operations from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Staffing is capped at 28 regular employees and four temporary or part-time workers, with $77,000 for temporary help. Temporary workers' pay cannot exceed the applicable state pay rates. The state's Chief Fiscal Officer can establish shared-service paying accounts; limited transfers within departmental appropriations are authorized through June 30, 2027. All spending under this law requires available funds and compliance with state budget, purchasing, and fiscal-control laws.

Labor enforcement funding and staff limits

Arkansas's Division of Labor gets about $2.69 million for state operations from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The money supports staff and operating costs for enforcement, inspections, training, and program administration. It comes from the Department of Labor and Licensing Fund Account. The division is limited to 68 regular employees, and listed jobs remain subject to their assigned pay grades.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 122 • No: 3

Senate vote • 4/16/2026

Senate Vote - Thursday, April 16, 2026 11:34:47 AM

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 4/15/2026

House Vote - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 1:34:35 PM

Yes: 89 • No: 3 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1061 is now Act 54

    4/22/2026House

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

    4/16/2026House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/16/2026House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/16/2026House

  5. Returned to the House as Passed.

    4/16/2026Senate

  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/16/2026Senate

  7. Read the third time and passed.

    4/16/2026Senate

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

    4/15/2026Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    4/15/2026Senate

  10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/15/2026House

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

    4/15/2026House

  12. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/14/2026House

  13. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/8/2026House

  14. Filed

    4/1/2026House

Bill Text

  • HB1061 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

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  • Act Version

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