# Arkansas SB108: AN ACT FOR THE SAU-TECH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Arkansas SB108, AN ACT FOR THE SAU-TECH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-02-17 (Notification that SB108 is now Act 65); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB108
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT FOR THE SAU-TECH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-02-17, Notification that SB108 is now Act 65
- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fire academy funding and hiring limits: mixed, low. Through June 30, 2026, the law authorizes two Fire Training Academy budgets: $2.043592 million and $3.045637 million. Both come from the Southern Arkansas University Tech Fund and cover staff and operating costs, not direct household payments. For fiscal year 2025–2026, the academy can hire up to 5…
- College funding and limits on staffing: mixed, low. For fiscal year 2025–2026, Southern Arkansas University Tech gets $6.144362 million in state spending authority and $13.868 million in cash-fund spending authority. This covers staff and operations, including environmental training and solid waste programs, rather than direct household payments. Th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-10 | House | House Vote - Monday, February 10, 2025 3:07:59 PM | pass | 95 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 5, 2025 2:36:32 PM | pass | 32 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-02-17: Notification that SB108 is now Act 65 (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Returned To Senate as Passed. (House)
- 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)
- 2025-02-05: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House)
- 2025-02-05: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-02-05: Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB108 - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB108.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=65.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
- [SB108 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB108.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=65.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-SB108-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).