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ArkansasHB12262025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - MOUNTAIN HOME APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

Enacted

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Mountain Home campus funding supports student services

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas State University–Mountain Home has about $21.14 million in spending authority. This includes $4.61541 million from its state fund and $16.525 million from campus cash funds. The budget covers about $6.55 million in regular salaries, $815,000 for temporary staff, and $2.75 million in employer benefits. It also covers $5.5 million in operating costs, $4.25 million in equipment and capital projects, and $600,000 in debt payments. Other amounts include $110,000 for travel, $325,000 for professional fees, $25,000 for promotional items, and a $219,781 contingency reserve. Spending cannot exceed these appropriations or available funds and must follow state fiscal rules. This funding supports campus services, not direct payments to households.

Mountain Home campus hiring and pay limits

From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas State University–Mountain Home can employ up to 198 regular workers. Each job has a pay ceiling: examples include $208,138 for the chancellor and $200,973 for a network engineer. Faculty ceilings are $139,340 for 12-month positions, $111,362 for nine-month positions, and $56,046 for part-time positions. The campus can also hire up to 70 temporary or part-time extra-help workers when needed, using money budgeted for them. Their pay cannot exceed applicable state classification rates or this law’s rates; no hiring is guaranteed.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 131 • No: 0

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 2:03:15 PM

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1226 is now Act 32

    2/11/2025House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    2/6/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    2/6/2025House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    2/6/2025House

  5. Returned to the House as Passed.

    2/6/2025Senate

  6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    2/6/2025Senate

  7. Read the third time and passed.

    2/6/2025Senate

  8. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.

    2/5/2025Senate

  9. Received from the House.

    2/5/2025Senate

  10. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    2/5/2025House

  11. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    2/5/2025House

  12. Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.

    2/5/2025House

  13. RULES SUSPENDED

    2/5/2025House

  14. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    2/4/2025House

  15. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    1/27/2025House

  16. Filed

    1/27/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1226 - Introduced

    1/27/2025

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  • Act Version

    PDF

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