# Arkansas HB1262: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1262, AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE 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 HB1262 is now Act 89) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1262-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1262 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - ARKANSAS BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-02-13, Notification that HB1262 is now Act 89 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - One-year funding for Arkansas bioscience research: benefit, low. The law provides $5.643838 million for Arkansas State University's Arkansas Biosciences Institute from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The money comes from the Arkansas Biosciences Institute Program Account of the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund. The Institute can employ up to 43 people, with… - Funding warnings for tobacco-funded institute workers: mixed, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, tobacco-funded jobs are not guaranteed to continue if settlement money is insufficient. State agencies and institutions cannot replace that money with state funds unless the General Assembly appropriates money and the Governor approves. New hires and curren… - Approval rules for institute budget transfers: mixed, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, these funds cannot be moved under Arkansas's general budget-transfer authority. Transfers between spending categories within this appropriation remain allowed, but require approval before money moves. Approval must come from the Division of Higher Education… ## 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 HB1262 is now Act 89 (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) - 2025-01-27: 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 - HB1262 - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1262.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=89.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 - [HB1262 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1262.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=89.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-HB1262-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).