# Arkansas SB127: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - FAYETTEVILLE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas SB127, AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - FAYETTEVILLE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-04-14 (Notification that SB127 is now Act 612); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB127-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB127 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - FAYETTEVILLE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-04-14, Notification that SB127 is now Act 612 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (252 yes, 39 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas university receives operating and building funds: benefit, high. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law authorizes about $1.313 billion for University of Arkansas–Fayetteville spending. State funding totals about $157.5 million: $113.5 million for salaries, $26.8 million for benefits and employer taxes, $9.742713 million for operations, and $7.502136 million fo… - Funding supports autism centers for Arkansas families: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides $250,000 to the university's Partners for Inclusive Communities. The funding helps develop a state center and satellite centers for autism and related disabilities. These centers provide training, advice, and support to Arkansas families and professi… - Arkansas law school gets court-fee funding: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law provides $800,000 for University of Arkansas–Fayetteville School of Law expenses. The money comes from circuit-court filing fees already authorized by state law. This law uses those revenues; it does not create a new filing fee. - Arkansas university hiring and pay face caps: mixed, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, University of Arkansas–Fayetteville can employ up to 5,591 regular workers. It can also hire up to 3,208 needed temporary or part-time workers, paid from funds set aside for those jobs. Regular workers face job-specific annual pay caps; temporary workers face the app… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 4:11:12 PM | pass | 82 | 7 | 3 | | 2025-04-07 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 2:29:06 PM | pass | 74 | 12 | 8 | | 2025-03-18 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:27:22 PM | pass | 62 | 20 | 11 | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 3:41:25 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-04-14: Notification that SB127 is now Act 612 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-08: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-04-08: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-07: Read the third time and failed. (House) - 2025-03-18: Read the third time and failed. (House) - 2025-03-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House) - 2025-03-03: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-03: Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: 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 - SB127 - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB127.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=612.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 - [SB127 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB127.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=612.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-SB127-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).