# Arkansas SB126: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas SB126, AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF 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 SB126 is now Act 71); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB126-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB126 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-02-17, Notification that SB126 is now Act 71 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Jenkins Center university training program funding: benefit, low. The law sets aside $252,558 within the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's state-operations budget for the Jenkins Center. The money supports a university training program run in cooperation with the Center in Pine Bluff. Any cut to the state-operations budget must reduce this support by the sam… - Pine Bluff university extension program funding: benefit, low. The law authorizes about $6.40 million for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's 1890 Extension Program. The money supports staff and operating costs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. It comes from the university's state fund. Spending cannot exceed the authorized amount or legally ava… - Pine Bluff university operations and building funding: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $25.66 million from the university's state fund. This includes about $18.66 million for regular salaries and $317,860 for extra help. It also authorizes about $92.90 million in university cash funds, including $36 million for buildi… - Pine Bluff university staffing and pay limits: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff can employ 880 regular workers. It can also hire up to 924 temporary or part-time workers when needed. The law sets maximum pay by job; temporary and part-time pay must stay within applicable job-class limits. These… ## 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 SB126 is now Act 71 (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 - SB126 - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB126.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=71.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 - [SB126 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB126.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=71.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) - [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-SB126-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).