# Arkansas HB1067: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1067, AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2026 Fiscal Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2026-04-22 (Notification that HB1067 is now Act 56) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1067-2026F - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1067 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-01 - Last action: 2026-04-22, Notification that HB1067 is now Act 56 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Biosciences Institute gets yearly operating funds: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law authorizes $5.643838 million for the Arkansas Biosciences Institute. Money comes from the Arkansas Biosciences Institute Program Account within the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund. It provides $2.149024 million for regular salaries, $15,914 for extra… - Biosciences Institute staff and pay limits: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Arkansas State University’s Arkansas Biosciences Institute can employ up to 43 regular workers. The law sets maximum salary rates, not guaranteed pay or raises. Leadership limits are $267,270 for the executive director and $141,024 for the assistant directo… - Institute workers get funding risk notices: mixed, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law does not guarantee continued funding for Tobacco Settlement-funded Institute jobs. When those funds expire or become insufficient, other state money cannot automatically replace them. Replacement requires the General Assembly to appropriate money an… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 16, 2026 11:37:26 AM | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 2:00:29 PM | pass | 94 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (16) - 2026-04-22: Notification that HB1067 is now Act 56 (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) - 2026-04-15: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2026-04-15: RULES SUSPENDED (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 JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2026-04-01: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1067 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1067.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=56.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 - [HB1067 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1067.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=56.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-HB1067-2026F (as of 2026-10-19).