# Arkansas SB334: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION

Arkansas SB334, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-03-18 (Notification that SB334 is now Act 331) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas SB334
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-03-18, Notification that SB334 is now Act 331
- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Funding for Arkansas education building repairs: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law provides up to $5 million from the Educational Buildings Maintenance Fund. Arkansas’s education department can use it to renovate, repair, improve, maintain, and operate four department-owned buildings in the Capitol Complex. Covered costs include grounds care, equip…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-12 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 2:46:06 PM | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 10, 2025 3:16:56 PM | pass | 35 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-03-18: Notification that SB334 is now Act 331 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-03-12: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House)
- 2025-03-12: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-10: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House)
- 2025-03-10: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House)
- 2025-03-10: Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB334 - Introduced, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB334.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=331.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)
- 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)
- HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (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
- [SB334 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB334.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=331.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)
- [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025)
- [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025)
- [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-SB334-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).