# Arkansas HB1133: TO AUTHORIZE NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TO APPOINT A PRESIDENT WITH AN INDUSTRY BACKGROUND; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Arkansas HB1133, TO AUTHORIZE NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TO APPOINT A PRESIDENT WITH AN INDUSTRY BACKGROUND; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steve Unger (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-01-30 (Notification that HB1133 is now Act 10) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1133-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1133 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AUTHORIZE NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TO APPOINT A PRESIDENT WITH AN INDUSTRY BACKGROUND; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-01-30, Notification that HB1133 is now Act 10 - Sponsor: Steve Unger (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (116 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Northwest Technical Institute broadens president qualifications: benefit, low. Northwest Technical Institute can appoint a president with an industry background instead of an education background. The emergency clause supports promptly filling the open president position. It sets immediate effect upon the Governor’s approval or expiration of the veto period without approval o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Unger (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robin Lundstrum (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, January 28, 2025 1:51:21 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | House Vote - Thursday, January 23, 2025 11:08:55 AM | pass | 81 | 8 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-01-30: Notification that HB1133 is now Act 10 (House) - 2025-01-29: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-01-28: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-01-28: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-01-28: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-01-28: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-01-23: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-01-23: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-01-22: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-01-22: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-01-22: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-21: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House) - 2025-01-15: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-15: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1133 - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1133.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=10.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 - [HB1133 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1133.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=10.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-HB1133-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).