# Arkansas HB1200: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1200, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 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 HB1200 is now Act 791) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1200-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1200 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-04-17, Notification that HB1200 is now Act 791 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for low-income home energy help: benefit, medium. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $41.67 million in federal funding for Energy Office operations. This includes about $33.11 million for low-income home energy assistance and $7.56 million for home weatherization. These programs help households with energy bills and home effi… - Environmental operations and cleaner diesel grants: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $16.40 million from the environmental Fee Trust Fund. That total supports fee administration and includes about $1.08 million for diesel emission reduction grants. Another $16.83 million in designated federal funds supports environmental oper… - Funding for mine and land cleanup: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $5.70 million from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for cleanup contracts. It also authorizes $1.52 million from the Mine Reclamation Trust Fund and $400,000 from the Land Reclamation Fund for contracts. Another $15,000 from the Surface Coal Min… - Funding for used tire cleanup: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $5 million for used tire recycling and cleanup. The money comes from a Treasury cash fund selected by the state's Chief Fiscal Officer. This appropriation funds program activities, not specified household payments. - Funding for wastewater and waste permits: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $320,927 from the Wastewater Licensing Fund for licensing-program staff and operations. It also authorizes about $1.62 million from the Hazardous Waste Permit Fund for permit-program staff and operations. These funds support program administration,… - Hazardous cleanup and emergency response funding: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Trust Fund provides about $7.67 million for cleanup. A separate $372,655 appropriation from that fund pays for emergency response contracts. The division can also use fund interest, investment earnings, and up to 3% of the fund… - Funding for state energy-saving programs: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $1.29 million in federal funding for State Energy Plan operations. This includes $551,952 for energy conservation grants and aid. It also authorizes $325,000 for Energy Performance Contracts Program operating costs from a Treasury cash fund.… - Operating funds for state environmental agencies: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $7.80 million for shared-services staff and operations. That money comes from a paying account selected by the state's Chief Fiscal Officer. It also authorizes about $3.64 million from the Division of Environmental Quality Fund Account for st… - Staffing limits for state environmental agencies: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the department can employ up to 64 regular shared-services employees. The Division of Environmental Quality can employ up to 348 regular employees in listed jobs and salary grades. The division can also hire up to 70 temporary or part-time workers when needed. Tempor… - Waste-site funding with landfill spending review: mixed, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes $2 million from the Solid Waste Performance Bond Fund for contracts. It also requires commission review and approval for Landfill Post-Closure Trust Fund corrective spending exceeding $2 million per site. That rule covers closed disposal sites that… ## 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 1:37:56 PM | pass | 34 | 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 HB1200 is now Act 791 (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) - 2025-04-01: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-04-01: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-04-01: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-22: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-01-22: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1200 - Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1200.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=791.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 - [HB1200 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1200.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=791.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-HB1200-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).