# Arkansas HB1089: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1089, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-04-14 (Notification that HB1089 is now Act 618) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1089-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1089 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-14, Notification that HB1089 is now Act 618 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (130 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Development grants for Arkansas port authorities: benefit, low. The law provides $5 million for grants to port authorities and intermodal authorities, which connect different types of transportation. The money comes from the Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant Program Fund. Projects must meet the definition of port development in Arkansas… - Funding for Arkansas river transportation improvements: benefit, low. The law provides $2 million from the Arkansas River Navigation System Fund for river transportation resources. The money supports development, improvements, and expansion within Arkansas’s portion of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30,… - Funding for Arkansas Waterways Commission operations: benefit, low. The law provides $335,324 for Arkansas Waterways Commission operations from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. It allows three regular employees: one director at grade GS11, one business operations manager at GS08, and one research project analyst at GS06. Funding includes $171,883 for salaries a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 1:56:58 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 2:20:57 PM | pass | 95 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (20) - 2025-04-14: Notification that HB1089 is now Act 618 (House) - 2025-04-08: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-04-07: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-07: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2025-04-07: RULES SUSPENDED (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) - 2025-04-02: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-02-10: Re-referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-02-06: 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 - HB1089 - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1089.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=618.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 - [HB1089 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1089.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=618.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-HB1089-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).