# Arkansas HB1174: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF CORRECTION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1174, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF CORRECTION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-04-17 (Notification that HB1174 is now Act 790); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1174-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1174 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF CORRECTION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-04-17, Notification that HB1174 is now Act 790 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for Arkansas prison care and operations: benefit, medium. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides about $365.03 million for inmate care and custody. This money comes from the Division of Correction Inmate Care and Custody Fund Account. Shared Services gets about $173.92 million, including $141.43 million for medical contracts, through an account… - Counties get funding for state inmates: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides $34.8 million to reimburse counties housing state inmates. Unspent County Jail Reimbursement Fund money stays in the fund for spending authorized by law. The agency must explain its carryforward need to the state budget office in writing before June… - Funding for inmate welfare and work release: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the Inmate Welfare Program gets about $22.73 million for staff and operations. The Work Release Program gets about $8.03 million for operating costs and debt payments. Both use cash funds held in the State Treasury, as determined by the state's chief fiscal officer.… - Staffing limits for Arkansas correctional agencies: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Shared Services can have up to 214 regular employees. The Division of Correction can have up to 4,509 regular employees. The Division can also hire up to 170 temporary or part-time workers when needed. Their pay cannot exceed the authorized rate for their job classif… - Prison cattle sales replenish food funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Division of Correction must return feeder cattle sale proceeds to the State Treasury. The money is recorded as a refund of spending and credited to its cattle and meat purchasing budget. This rule applies through June 30, 2026, and does not create household payments. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 1:36:28 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 4:47:31 PM | pass | 98 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-04-17: Notification that HB1174 is now Act 790 (House) - 2025-04-11: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-10: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-10: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-10: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-09: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2025-04-09: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (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) - 2025-01-21: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-01-21: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1174 - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1174.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=790.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [HB1174 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1174.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=790.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-HB1174-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).