ArkansasHB11032025 Regular SessionHouse

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

Enacted

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Arkansas funds community corrections and reentry

For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas provides about $123.2 million for community corrections state operations. This includes $5.285 million for reentry, about $74 million for regular salaries, and about $29.69 million for related employment costs. The Community Correction Revolving Fund provides about $14.86 million for special revenue operations, including $1.7 million for major purchases. A state treasury cash fund provides about $3.66 million for residents services, including $1 million for major purchases. Another cash-fund appropriation provides $75,000 for federal asset forfeiture operations; the Chief Fiscal Officer determines the cash-fund sources. This money supports agency and program operations, not direct household payments.

Arkansas corrections can shift approved spending

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the corrections director can move appropriations among specified budget lines. Transfers cover State Operations and Special Revenue Operations and require prior approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer. The Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee must also review and approve each transfer. The division can buy vehicles using major-purchase funds in those budgets; State Operations initially has $0 in that category. The legislature keeps control over staffing ceilings and total appropriations, and the transfer provisions cannot be separated. All spending must follow state purchasing and fiscal-control laws and the purposes stated in supporting budget materials.

Arkansas corrections staffing gets firm limits

For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Division of Community Correction has a 1,538-person regular staffing ceiling. The law lists authorized jobs and salary grades, including officers, parole and probation staff, treatment staff, and administrators. The division can also use up to 10 temporary or part-time workers when needed. Their pay cannot exceed the rate for their job classification under state compensation law or this act.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 130 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/13/2025

Senate Vote - Thursday, March 13, 2025 3:43:08 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 3/12/2025

House Vote - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 2:32:05 PM

Yes: 96 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1103 is now Act 334

    3/18/2025House
  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    3/14/2025House
  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    3/13/2025House
  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    3/13/2025House
  5. Returned to the House as Passed.

    3/13/2025Senate
  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    3/13/2025Senate
  7. Read the third time and passed.

    3/13/2025Senate
  8. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.

    3/12/2025Senate
  9. Received from the House.

    3/12/2025Senate
  10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    3/12/2025House
  11. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    3/12/2025House
  12. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    3/6/2025House
  13. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    1/13/2025House
  14. Filed

    1/13/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1103 - Introduced

    1/13/2025

  • Act Version

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