# Arkansas HB1118: TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF PREMIUM TAXES UNDER THE ARKANSAS FIRE AND POLICE PENSION REVIEW BOARD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Arkansas HB1118, TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF PREMIUM TAXES UNDER THE ARKANSAS FIRE AND POLICE PENSION REVIEW BOARD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kim Hammer (Republican), Les Warren (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-25 (Notification that HB1118 is now Act 151) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1118-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1118 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF PREMIUM TAXES UNDER THE ARKANSAS FIRE AND POLICE PENSION REVIEW BOARD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-02-25, Notification that HB1118 is now Act 151 - Sponsors: Kim Hammer (Republican), Les Warren (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local pensions get easier extra allocations: benefit, low. Qualifying police and fire pension funds can receive extra allocations without pension-board approval. Funds must still follow applicable laws and rules. Generally, prior-year employer contributions, excluding premium-tax money, must equal at least 80% of the fund's estimated pension cost. An excep… - Police pension supplements get new management: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Arkansas's Department of Finance and Administration runs the police pension supplement program and Future Supplement Fund. Each year by July 1, the finance secretary must transfer enough police revenue for next year's supplement payments and program costs. Required local pen… - Underfunded local pensions lose funding channel: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law ends one state funding channel for underfunded municipal police and fire pension plans. The pension board no longer certifies recommended yearly funding through this process. The related transfer from the Revenue Holding Fund Account also ends. The law gives no dolla… - New rules for local pension funding: mixed, low. The finance department reviews local pension tax distributions before payment, considers new qualifying communities and district boundaries, and reports by December 14 annually. Starting in 2026, it must certify each qualifying city, town, or fire district's exact yearly share by June 15. Police pe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Les Warren (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 18, 2025 11:07:37 AM | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 12, 2025 2:43:16 PM | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-02-25: Notification that HB1118 is now Act 151 (House) - 2025-02-20: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-18: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-18: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-18: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-18: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-12: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-11: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-05: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-05: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-05: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-14: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT (House) - 2025-01-14: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1118 - Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1118.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=151.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 - [HB1118 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1118.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=151.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-HB1118-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).