# Arkansas HB1201: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1201, AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-02-13 (Notification that HB1201 is now Act 87); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1201-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1201 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-02-13, Notification that HB1201 is now Act 87 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding keeps Arkansas transportation running: benefit, high. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law provides $2.7205 billion for Arkansas transportation operations. This includes $1.8 billion for construction and equipment, $270 million for operating costs, and $120 million for professional services. Payroll gets $270 million for salaries, $130 mil… - Funding supports highway workers' retirement benefits: benefit, medium. The Highway Employees' Retirement System Fund provides $250 million from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. It supports retirement payments, benefits, investments, refunds, and system expenses for members and beneficiaries. The budget includes $230 million for benefits and system expenses and $4… - Funding for four-lane highways and bonds: benefit, medium. The law provides $435 million for four-lane highway projects and related bond purposes from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The budget includes $400 million for capital projects, $30 million for professional services, and $5 million for maintenance. Authorized uses include highway construction… - Funding keeps weather warning radios operating: benefit, low. The law provides $4,000 for weather warning radio operating costs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The transportation department uses the money to operate the NOAA Weather Warning Radio System. The system delivers weather alerts. - Funding supports safer commercial truck travel: benefit, low. The Commercial Truck Safety and Education Fund provides $7 million from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This includes $6.9 million for grants and aid and $100,000 for operating costs. The money supports joint public-private programs for enforcement, rule compliance, industry training, and educ… - Funding supports rural and urban transit: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Public Transit Trust Fund provides $7 million. It supports federal matching funds for transit vehicles, equipment, and facilities, plus operation of federal transit assistance programs. Another $350,000 supports rural and urban transit agencies serving p… - Grants support regional transportation connections: benefit, low. The law provides $525,000 for regional transportation facility grants from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The money comes from the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund. Grants support regional intermodal facilities, which connect or coordinate different forms of transportation. - Funding helps repair local roads and streets: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the State Aid Road Fund provides $34 million. That includes $30 million for grants and aid and $4 million for operating costs. The State Aid Street Fund provides another $34 million: $32 million for grants and aid and $2 million for operating costs. Both pro… - Public colleges get transportation research grants: benefit, low. The law provides $1 million for transportation research and workforce grants from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The money comes from the Future Transportation Research and Workforce Development Fund. Only publicly funded colleges and universities can receive these grants. Grants must support… - Highway workers face yearly pay limits: cost, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, listed transportation jobs have employee-count and annual salary limits. Maximum pay includes $276,967 for the director and $242,365 for chief engineers and the chief administration position. The Highway Commission sets actual pay within each job's limit an… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 11, 2025 2:28:34 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-02-10 | House | House Vote - Monday, February 10, 2025 3:12:02 PM | pass | 95 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (16) - 2025-02-13: Notification that HB1201 is now Act 87 (House) - 2025-02-11: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-11: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-11: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-11: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-10: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-10: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2025-02-10: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2025-02-06: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (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 - HB1201 - Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1201.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=87.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 - [HB1201 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1201.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=87.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-HB1201-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).