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ArkansasSB1242025 Regular SessionSenate
AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Funding for agriculture operations and buildings
For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Agriculture Division receives $85.37 million from state funds and $119.54 million in cash funding. These funds include $71.10 million for regular salaries, $4.85 million for temporary workers, $65,000 for overtime, and $20.47 million for employee benefit contributions. They also include $46 million for building and facility improvements and $10.75 million for equipment and other capital purchases. The remaining money supports operating costs, travel, professional services, debt payments, and related expenses. Spending must follow state purchasing, budget, and salary rules; this funding does not provide direct household payments.
Public access protected at Pine Tree
From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Pine Tree Research Station must remain open for public use. Activities include fishing, hunting, biking, bird watching, and hiking; land used for row crops in 2020 is exempt. During that period, the university Board cannot sell the station to a private individual or entity. A permitted nonprofit buyer must have been organized and operating for at least five years. Its primary mission must be keeping the land open and available for public use.
Funding for soil testing and research
From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Soil Testing and Research Program gets $3.113 million in cash funding. This includes $991,000 for regular salaries, $90,000 for temporary workers, and $280,000 for employee benefit contributions. It provides $675,000 for operating costs, $25,000 for travel, and $17,000 for professional services. Another $495,000 funds equipment and other capital purchases, while $540,000 funds building and facility improvements. The money supports the program, not direct household payments.
Authorized jobs for agriculture division workers
From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Division can employ up to 1,471 regular workers. It can also hire up to 700 temporary or part-time workers when needed. Regular jobs have title-based annual pay limits, ranging from $69,636 for graduate assistants to $281,159 for the top executive. Temporary workers' pay cannot exceed the applicable state classification rates or rates in this law. These are hiring authorizations and pay limits, not guaranteed jobs or promised salaries.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/10/2025
House Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:50:22 PM
Yes: 97 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 2:15:35 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB124 is now Act 899
4/21/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
4/14/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
4/14/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
4/10/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
4/10/2025SenateReturned To Senate as Passed.
4/10/2025HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/10/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/10/2025HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
4/10/2025HouseRULES SUSPENDED
4/10/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
4/9/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
4/9/2025HouseOrdered Immediately transmitted to the House.
4/9/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
4/9/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/9/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
4/8/2025SenateRe-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
3/10/2025SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/10/2025SenateAmendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
3/10/2025SenateWithdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
3/10/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
1/27/2025SenateFiled
1/27/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB124 - Introduced
1/27/2025
Act Version
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