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Yes: 119 • No: 0
ArkansasHB15572025 Regular SessionHouse
TO AMEND THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE DIVISION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONCERNING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
Sponsored By: Joshua Bryant (Republican), R. Scott Richardson (Republican)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Arkansas centralizes technology standards and buying
The law gives Arkansas’s Division of Information Systems responsibility for administering state technology. Technology includes hardware, software, networks and telecommunications, data management, cybersecurity, privacy, third-party hosting, and emerging technology. The Division must enforce minimum standards across all state agencies; agencies may use stricter standards, but not weaker ones. Stricter applicable federal standards take priority. A central governance system must define decision-making roles and create a team to rank priorities and assign resources. It must also identify savings from reducing duplicate work and purchases, and negotiate statewide pricing to increase buying power.
Arkansas strengthens state technology planning
Arkansas’s Division of Information Systems must maintain a statewide technology plan every two years, based on agency plans. It must cover disaster recovery, risks in each budget unit, agency risk-reduction steps, approved project types, technology assets, and agency budgets. The Division must assess project feasibility, efficiency, costs, and benefits, including whether agencies should share projects or systems. It must publish project priority standards each year, with approval methods aimed at reducing duplication and costs. Annual reviews must compare agency plans and budgets with results and spending. An annual report to the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology must cover system performance and costs, expected versus actual completed-project costs, user satisfaction, and a project approval matrix for the next fiscal year.
Arkansas limits agency technology purchases
Arkansas agencies generally need the Division director’s approval to acquire, develop, or improve technology, including through service contracts. This rule covers state, federal, and public grant funds. Purchases of $5,000 or less need no director approval when the product is on the Division’s approved list. Purchases over $5,000 through $20,000 need no approval when listed on both a statewide contract and the approved list. Agencies must get written authorization before building custom software or technology systems, or contracting for their development.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Joshua Bryant
Republican • Senate
R. Scott Richardson
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/1/2025
Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 4:44:38 PM
Yes: 27 • No: 0 • Other: 4
House vote • 3/20/2025
House Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 3:01:48 PM
Yes: 92 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1557 is now Act 480
4/8/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/2/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/1/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/1/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
4/1/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/1/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
3/31/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - SENATE
3/20/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/20/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/20/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
3/19/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/11/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
3/11/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
3/11/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - HOUSE
2/24/2025HouseFiled
2/24/2025House
Bill Text
HB1557 - Introduced
2/24/2025
Act Version
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