All Roll Calls
Yes: 128 • No: 1
ArkansasHB11532025 Regular SessionHouse
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - PROMOTION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Funding for Arkansas beef and catfish programs
The law funds beef and catfish programs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The Beef Council gets $1.067076 million from the Beef Council Fund: $22,076 for operations, $5,000 for conferences and travel, $3,000 for professional fees, and $1.037 million for research and development. The Catfish Promotion Board gets $120,000 from the Arkansas Catfish Promotion Fund: $1,000 for operations, $25,000 for promotional items, and $94,000 for research and development. These funds support industry programs, not direct household payments. All appropriations in this law must follow their spending limits, state purchasing and budgeting rules, and purposes recorded in agency requests and executive and legislative budget recommendations.
Funding for Arkansas grain and soybean research
The law funds three crop promotion boards from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The Corn and Grain Sorghum Board gets $2 million from the Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Promotion Board Fund: $25,000 for operations and $1.975 million for research and development. The Soybean Board gets $8.6 million from the Soybean Promotion Fund: $60,500 for operations, $2,000 for professional fees, and $8.5375 million for research and development. The Wheat Board gets $444,494 from the Arkansas Wheat Promotion Fund: $3,599 for operations and $440,895 for research and development. These funds support crop industries, not direct household payments.
Funding for Arkansas rice research
The law funds the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. It provides $6.980696 million from the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Fund. This includes $14,200 for operating costs and $6.966496 million for research and development. A separate $15 million supports research and development from cash funds defined by Arkansas Code 19-4-801. This funding supports the rice industry, not direct household payments.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/6/2025
Senate Vote - Thursday, February 6, 2025 11:59:42 AM
Yes: 32 • No: 0
House vote • 2/5/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, February 5, 2025 2:01:42 PM
Yes: 96 • No: 1 • Other: 2
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1153 is now Act 43
2/11/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
2/6/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
2/6/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
2/6/2025HouseReturned to the House as Passed.
2/6/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/6/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
2/6/2025SenateRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
2/5/2025SenateReceived from the House.
2/5/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/5/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/5/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
2/4/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
1/16/2025HouseFiled
1/16/2025House
Bill Text
HB1153 - Introduced
1/16/2025
Act Version
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