# Arkansas HB1087: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - OIL AND GAS COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1087, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - OIL AND GAS COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-02-25 (Notification that HB1087 is now Act 181) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1087-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1087 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - OIL AND GAS COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-02-25, Notification that HB1087 is now Act 181 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (126 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Federal funding for Arkansas geology maps: benefit, low. The law provides $191,862 for State Geologic Mapping Program staff and operating costs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The money comes from federal funds designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer. The program can have one regular geologist and up to six temporary or part-time workers. Tempor… - Funding for Arkansas geology services: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the State Geologist’s office gets $1.979261 million from the Oil and Gas Commission Fund. The office can have up to 20 regular employees and eight temporary or part-time workers. Temporary workers can serve when needed, and their pay cannot exceed applicable… - Funding for Arkansas oil and gas oversight: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Oil and Gas Commission gets $4.728251 million from its fund. This includes $275,000 for pollution control, $100,000 for underground injection control, $12,500 for groundwater protection, and $30,000 for energy education. The law also sets aside $200,000… - Funding for landslide and sinkhole research: benefit, low. The law provides $241,369 for landslide and sinkhole research and staff from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The money comes from a state treasury cash fund selected by the Chief Fiscal Officer. The program can have one regular professional geologist and up to two temporary or part-time worker… - Funding to plug abandoned oil wells: benefit, low. The law sets aside $12.5 million for Arkansas’s abandoned and orphaned well-plugging program. The money comes from the Abandoned and Orphaned Well Plugging Fund. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. It pays for program expenses, not direct household payments. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 2:42:06 PM | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2:20:37 PM | pass | 97 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-02-25: Notification that HB1087 is now Act 181 (House) - 2025-02-20: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-19: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-19: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-19: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-18: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-18: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-18: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2025-02-18: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2025-02-13: 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 - HB1087 - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1087.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=181.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 - [HB1087 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1087.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=181.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-HB1087-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).