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ArkansasHB11242025 Regular SessionHouse
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
15 provisions identified: 15 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Funding for corporate income tax refunds
The law authorizes $200 million from the Corporate Income Tax Withholding Fund for eligible corporate income tax refunds. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The law does not set a new refund amount or change household taxes.
Funding for household refunds and rebates
The law authorizes $780 million for individual income tax refunds and property tax rebates under Arkansas Constitution Amendment 79. The money comes from the Individual Income Tax Withholding Fund. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Existing refund and rebate rules still apply; the law sets no new payment amount or eligibility formula.
Funding for mistaken tax payment refunds
The law authorizes $175 million for refunds of taxes paid by mistake and gross receipts taxes on athletic-event tickets. Other uses must be authorized by law. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This does not create a general refund for every household or set a new payment formula.
Funding keeps state tax services operating
The law authorizes $123.580865 million from the State Central Services Fund for Revenue Services staff and operations. It covers salaries, temporary help, overtime, employee-related costs, and operating expenses. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This operating budget does not create direct household payments or a new tax break.
Hour limits waived for temporary tax workers
Authorized extra-help positions in Revenue Services are exempt from work-hour limits imposed by law or regulation. The exemption runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Employment lasting more than seven months must be reported to the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. The law does not specify a pay increase.
Certified officers can protect tax offices
From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the finance department can employ up to five certified officers or specialized police staff. They protect department buildings, property, employees, and customers. These staff have the powers, duties, privileges, and legal immunities of certified Arkansas law enforcement officers. The department's Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Division manages their training and certification.
Grants fund justice and drug programs
The law authorizes $4 million in federal non-victim assistance matching grants to improve Arkansas's criminal justice system. It also provides $1 million in grants to state agencies and local governments. That money supports approved drug enforcement, violent-offender, substance abuse, and related non-victim assistance programs. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and does not create direct household payments.
Grants support abused children and families
The law authorizes $5.251521 million for child abuse and neglect program costs and grants. It also provides $500,000 from the Arkansas Children's Advocacy Center Fund for grants to centers in Arkansas. Both appropriations cover July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The money supports programs serving children and families, not new individual payments or eligibility rules.
Grants support victims and violence prevention
For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $30.440304 million in federal violence-prevention grants. These support work under the Victims of Crime Act, Violence Against Women Act, and Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. It also provides $359,196 in matching grants for approved victim-assistance programs run by agencies, local governments, and nonprofits. Another $100,000 from the Domestic Violence Shelter Fund goes to a statewide domestic violence entity under Arkansas's shelter law. These grants fund services and prevention work, not direct household payments.
State matching help for justice grants
For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, state funds can cover 100% of state agencies' required federal justice-grant matches. Local governments can receive up to 60% of their required matches when the federal non-victim assistance grants are available. Without federal grants to match, state funds can support Drug Task Forces; the coordinating council or Governor-designated oversight agency sets local payments. Uncommitted balances can match other federal justice grants in amounts set by the Chief Fiscal Officer. Unspent balances remaining June 30, 2025, can carry forward for the same purpose through June 30, 2026.
Federal grants support opioid response programs
The law authorizes $6.9558 million in federal grants and aid for the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The money supports program activities, not a new individual payment or eligibility rule.
Grants support developmental disability planning
The law authorizes $1.190929 million in federal grants and aid through the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The money supports council activities, but the law does not set direct household payments or individual eligibility rules.
Funding supports driver services and fee distribution
For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law provides $5.865171 million from the Commercial Driver License Fund for driver services. It also authorizes $5 million for handling and distributing special license plate fees to entitled entities. Another $100,000 supports distributing fees and service charges collected for other entities, plus uses authorized by law. The Chief Fiscal Officer selects the treasury cash funds used for the two fee-distribution appropriations. These provisions fund operations and fee distribution, not new household fees or direct payments to drivers.
Funding supports technology apprenticeship training
The law authorizes $150,000 for the information technology apprenticeship program. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The law funds training but does not specify who qualifies or how much any participant receives.
Fuel refunds for farms and transport
The law authorizes $1.5 million from the Gasoline Tax Refund Fund for valid agricultural-user and bus-driver claims. It also authorizes $10 million from the Interstate Motor Fuel Tax Refund Fund for interstate motor and special-fuel users. Funding covers July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Existing law controls eligible claims and refund amounts; this law sets no new per-user payment.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/7/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 4:08:28 PM
Yes: 35 • No: 0
House vote • 4/3/2025
House Vote - Thursday, April 3, 2025 4:18:09 PM
Yes: 93 • No: 1 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1124 is now Act 542
4/10/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/8/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/7/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/7/2025HouseReturned to the House as Passed.
4/7/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/7/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/7/2025SenateRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
4/3/2025SenateReceived from the House.
4/3/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/3/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/3/2025HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
4/3/2025HouseRULES SUSPENDED
4/3/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
4/2/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/18/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
3/18/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
3/18/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
1/15/2025HouseFiled
1/15/2025House
Bill Text
HB1124 - Introduced
1/15/2025
Act Version
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