# Arkansas HB1147: AN ACT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Arkansas HB1147, AN ACT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-03-25 (Notification that HB1147 is now Act 408) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1147
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Notification that HB1147 is now Act 408
- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Funding for Arkansas county voting systems: benefit, low. 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,…
- Funding for video service business certificates: benefit, low. 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 Vid…
- Funding for business fee and tax refunds: benefit, low. 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: cost, low. 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 and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 3:37:18 PM | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:21:18 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-03-25: Notification that HB1147 is now Act 408 (House)
- 2025-03-21: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2025-03-20: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2025-03-20: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House)
- 2025-03-18: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House)
- 2025-03-18: RULES SUSPENDED (House)
- 2025-03-12: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-03-12: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-03-06: 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 JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House)
- 2025-01-15: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1147 - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1147.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=408.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)
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## Sources
- [HB1147 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1147.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=408.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1147-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).