# Arkansas HB1153: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - PROMOTION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1153, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - PROMOTION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-02-11 (Notification that HB1153 is now Act 43) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1153-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1153 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - PROMOTION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-02-11, Notification that HB1153 is now Act 43 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for Arkansas beef and catfish programs: benefit, low. 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… - Funding for Arkansas grain and soybean research: benefit, low. 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 mil… - Funding for Arkansas rice research: benefit, low. 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 milli… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-06 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, February 6, 2025 11:59:42 AM | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 5, 2025 2:01:42 PM | pass | 96 | 1 | 2 | ## Actions (14) - 2025-02-11: Notification that HB1153 is now Act 43 (House) - 2025-02-06: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-06: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-06: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-06: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-06: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-05: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-05: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-04: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-01-16: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-01-16: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1153 - Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1153.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=43.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 - [HB1153 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1153.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=43.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-HB1153-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).