# Arkansas HB1493: AN ACT FOR THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION. Arkansas HB1493, AN ACT FOR THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-03-12 (Notification that HB1493 is now Act 298) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1493-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1493 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-17 - Last action: 2025-03-12, Notification that HB1493 is now Act 298 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 14 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Batesville and Hope-Texarkana campus repairs funded: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Development and Enhancement Fund supports University of Arkansas Community Colleges at Batesville and Hope–Texarkana. Batesville gets up to $2 million for Gateway Center renovation, $1 million for Main Classroom Building renovation, and $1 million for vehicle bridge reno… - Building upgrades at Beebe and Mountain Home: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Development and Enhancement Fund supports Arkansas State University campuses at Beebe and Mountain Home. Beebe receives up to $2.05 million for Owen Center, $2 million for State Hall, and $450,000 for technology infrastructure. Its other caps are $450,000 for critical ma… - Classroom technology funding for Mid-South students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Arkansas State University–Mid-South gets one-time funding from the Development and Enhancement Fund. The law provides up to $800,000 for classroom technology and $250,000 for student laptop upgrades. It also provides up to $400,000 for technology infrastructure and $250,000… - Cossatot gets a multipurpose center: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas gets Development and Enhancement Fund support. The law provides up to $2.955 million to build a multipurpose facility and convocation center. It also provides up to $475,000 for fiber-optic lines and network switches,… - Health and engineering training facilities expand: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Development and Enhancement Fund supports health and engineering facilities at three University of Arkansas colleges. Morrilton gets up to $2 million each for an Allied Health/Health Sciences Building and East Campus infrastructure renovation and construction. Its other… - New welding and skilled trades facilities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Development and Enhancement Fund supports new training facilities at National Park College and Ozarka College. National Park gets up to $3.398305 million for a Welding Technology Center, $343,000 for gym heating and cooling, $170,690 for the Gerald Fisher CC roof, and $8… - North Arkansas campuses expand and upgrade: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Development and Enhancement Fund supports North Arkansas College and Northwest Arkansas Community College. North Arkansas gets up to $2.195 million for Bradley Center expansion, $1.245 million for technology, $275,000 for sliding doors, and $285,000 for disability-access… - Phillips campus safety and access upgrades: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas gets Development and Enhancement Fund support. The law provides up to $1.75 million for fire and security systems, and $250,000 for disability-access improvements. It also provides up to $700,000 for roofs and $250,000… - Roof and repair funding for Northeastern: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Arkansas Northeastern College gets one-time funding from the Development and Enhancement Fund. The law provides up to $1.35 million to renovate or replace the Administration Building roof. It also provides up to $680,000 for critical maintenance and $270,000 for deferred mai… - Southeast Arkansas gets emergency operations center: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Southeast Arkansas College gets one-time funding from the Development and Enhancement Fund. The law provides up to $3.3 million to build the SEARK Emergency Operations Center. It also provides up to $400,000 for Founders Hall and McGeorge Hall roofs, $50,000 for Testing Cent… - Southern Arkansas technical training facilities improve: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Development and Enhancement Fund supports Southern Arkansas University Tech and its training academies. The college gets up to $875,997 for roofs and foundations, $2 million for heating-and-cooling replacement, $1.124003 million for Manning and Shumaker Halls, and $175,0… - Technical college labs and buildings improve: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Development and Enhancement Fund supports Black River Technical College and University of Arkansas East Arkansas Community College. Black River's renovation caps are $697,500 for RCDC, $247,500 for A and B Buildings, and $225,000 for Global Education Center. It also gets… - Training and energy funding for two campuses: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Development and Enhancement Fund supports Arkansas State University–Newport and Arkansas State University Three Rivers. Newport gets up to $1 million each for four projects: Marked Tree's Nursing and Health Professions Building, both campuses' Main Buildings, and solar a… - Colleges gain funding options with limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered institutions cannot make project contracts or other commitments exceeding available State Treasury project funds. They can accept grants and donations, including federal funds, and use cash funds not already committed elsewhere. These added sources can help cover the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 5, 2025 4:05:52 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:43:57 PM | pass | 95 | 0 | 3 | ## Actions (14) - 2025-03-12: Notification that HB1493 is now Act 298 (House) - 2025-03-06: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-03-05: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-03-05: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-05: Returned to the House as Passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-05: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-03-04: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-27: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-17: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-02-17: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1493 - Introduced, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1493.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=298.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 - [HB1493 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1493.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=298.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-HB1493-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).