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Yes: 129 • No: 0
ArkansasHB11472025 Regular SessionHouse
AN ACT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Funding for Arkansas county voting systems
For fiscal year 2025–2026, the law provides $11 million for Arkansas county voting systems and related election costs. This covers equipment purchases and upgrades, programming, maintenance, and polling-place devices for viewing voter registration records. It also covers professional fees, grants, aid, and refunds or reimbursements. Another $4 million in federal funds supports Help America Vote Act maintenance, operations, and related costs requiring state matching. The state's Chief Fiscal Officer designates those federal funds.
Funding for video service business certificates
For fiscal year 2025–2026, the law provides $25,000 for Arkansas video service certificate reviews and related refunds. The Secretary of State uses the money to review and issue certificates authorizing video service businesses to operate. Refunds and reimbursements must fall under the Arkansas Video Service Act. The law does not set individual refund amounts.
Funding for business fee and tax refunds
For fiscal year 2025–2026, the law sets aside $550,000 for Arkansas corporate filing fee and franchise tax refunds. The Secretary of State uses this money only for refunds or reimbursements of those fees and taxes. The law does not set a payment amount for each business.
Capitol gift shop must stay downstairs
The Arkansas Secretary of State must operate and maintain the Capitol gift shop on the building's first floor. That floor is the shop's only permitted public retail location. The Secretary of State cannot move the shop elsewhere.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/20/2025
Senate Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 3:37:18 PM
Yes: 33 • No: 0
House vote • 3/18/2025
House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:21:18 PM
Yes: 96 • No: 0 • Other: 2
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1147 is now Act 408
3/25/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
3/21/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
3/20/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
3/20/2025HouseReturned to the House as Passed.
3/20/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
3/20/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/20/2025SenateRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
3/18/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/18/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
3/18/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/18/2025HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
3/18/2025HouseRULES SUSPENDED
3/18/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/12/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
3/12/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
3/12/2025HouseReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
3/6/2025HouseRead 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
HB1147 - Introduced
1/15/2025
Act Version
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