# Arkansas HB1146: AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1146, AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-03-12 (Notification that HB1146 is now Act 296) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1146-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1146 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-03-12, Notification that HB1146 is now Act 296 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding Arkansas Attorney General staff and operations: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law budgets $26.39271 million from Arkansas’s State Central Services Fund. This supports Attorney General operations, with limits of 164 regular employees and 10 temporary or part-time employees. The law also sets pay limits for budgeted jobs. Transfers between o… - Funding Arkansas disability claim investigations: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides $486,725 in designated federal funds for disability claim investigations. The Cooperative Disability Investigation Program can have up to three regular employees. Its budget includes $42,000 for overtime and $55,000 for operating costs. The law does… - Funding investigations of internet crimes against children: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides $25,000 in designated federal funds for operating expenses. The money supports the Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children program and its investigations. It does not provide direct household payments. - Funding Medicaid fraud investigations in Arkansas: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law funds Arkansas’s Medicaid fraud enforcement work. It provides $1.069182 million from the State Central Services Fund and $3.506929 million in designated federal funds. Another $498,461 in designated federal funds pays for shared operating costs. Staffing limi… - Settlement money funds consumer protection and restitution: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $10 million from unrestricted settlement fees and other cash funds. The Attorney General can use it for staff, operating costs, grants, court-ordered payments, consumer education, and enforcement. A separate $31,000 cash-fund budget supports staff,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 5, 2025 4:05:52 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:42:37 PM | pass | 98 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-03-12: Notification that HB1146 is now Act 296 (House) - 2025-03-06: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-03-05: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-03-05: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-05: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-05: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-03-04: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-27: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-01-15: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-01-15: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1146 - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1146.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=296.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 - [HB1146 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1146.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=296.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-HB1146-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).