# Arkansas HB1248: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - MID-SOUTH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Arkansas HB1248, AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - MID-SOUTH 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 HB1248 is now Act 41); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1248
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - MID-SOUTH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-02-11, Notification that HB1248 is now Act 41
- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Equipment and grants for college partners: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law provides $1.63389 million for education partners’ equipment and grants. Partners belong to the Arkansas Delta Training and Education Consortium (ADTEC) and the University Center partnership. Listed allocations range from $97,640 for the University o…
- Funding and staffing for Mid-South college: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas State University–Mid-South gets a $6.561348 million state appropriation for operations. This includes $4 million for regular salaries, $310,000 for temporary help, and $312,445 for unexpected needs. The law also authorizes up to $25 million in cash-…

## 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 2:03:15 PM | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-02-11: Notification that HB1248 is now Act 41 (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)
- 2025-02-05: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House)
- 2025-02-05: RULES SUSPENDED (House)
- 2025-02-04: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-01-27: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House)
- 2025-01-27: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1248 - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1248.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=41.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
- [HB1248 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1248.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=41.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1248-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).