# Arkansas HB1326: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SPECIAL ALLOWANCES TO ENCOURAGE EARLY RETIREMENT AND MANAGE EARLY RETIREMENT WINDOW INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Arkansas HB1326, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SPECIAL ALLOWANCES TO ENCOURAGE EARLY RETIREMENT AND MANAGE EARLY RETIREMENT WINDOW INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kim Hammer (Republican), Les Warren (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-06 (Notification that HB1326 is now Act 249); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1326
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SPECIAL ALLOWANCES TO ENCOURAGE EARLY RETIREMENT AND MANAGE EARLY RETIREMENT WINDOW INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-03-06, Notification that HB1326 is now Act 249
- Sponsors: Kim Hammer (Republican), Les Warren (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (130 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More retirement incentive options for college workers: benefit, medium. Arkansas public college presidents and chancellors can negotiate early-retirement payments or retirement-plan contributions for faculty and staff, with board approval. These negotiated allowances no longer have to produce net savings. Both negotiated allowances and retirement-window incentives lose…
- New eligibility rules for college retirement offers: mixed, medium. Arkansas public college boards set eligibility rules for retirement-window incentives, and participation must be strictly voluntary. Employees must work full time and meet a state-sponsored retirement program’s requirements. This replaces the former age-55 or Civil Service retirement qualification…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kim Hammer (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Les Warren (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 2:59:05 PM | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 27, 2025 2:22:16 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-03-06: Notification that HB1326 is now Act 249 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2025-03-03: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2025-03-03: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-03-03: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House)
- 2025-02-27: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-26: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-02-26: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-02-25: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 (House)
- 2025-01-30: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT (House)
- 2025-01-30: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1326 - Introduced, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1326.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=249.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
- [HB1326 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1326.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=249.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-HB1326-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).