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ArkansasSB492026 Fiscal SessionSenateWALLET

AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - BEEBE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee

Enacted

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Beebe Campus Jobs and Pay Limits

From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Arkansas State University–Beebe can employ up to 502 regular workers. It can also hire up to 225 temporary or part-time extra-help workers when needed. Extra-help funding includes $150,000 in state funds and $783,145 in cash funds; pay must follow the applicable job-class rules. The law sets pay ceilings across faculty, administration, technology, student services, safety, facilities, and campus support jobs. Examples include $214,799 for the chancellor, $207,404 for a network engineer, and $165,256 for a twelve-month professor. The academic schedule includes 34 twelve-month faculty positions, 72 nine-month faculty positions, and 73 part-time faculty positions. Nine-month professor pay is capped at $123,315, and part-time faculty pay at $70,821. These are authorized jobs and maximum pay rates, not promised hires, salaries, or raises.

Funding for Arkansas State University–Beebe

For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law authorizes about $53.57 million for Arkansas State University–Beebe. This includes about $15.41 million from the university’s state fund and $38.16 million from cash funds. The money supports pay, employee benefits, campus operations, travel, professional services, and related costs. Cash funds include $10.95 million for building improvements, $2.5 million for equipment and other major purchases, and $5 million for debt payments. They also include $1.5 million for transfers, refunds, and investments, plus $125,000 for promotional items. Spending remains limited by available funds and state budget rules; the law does not create direct household payments.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joint Budget Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 126 • No: 0

House vote • 4/16/2026

House Vote - Thursday, April 16, 2026 11:43:22 AM

Yes: 92 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 4/15/2026

Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 2:01:17 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that SB49 is now Act 23

    4/23/2026Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

    4/16/2026Senate

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

    4/16/2026Senate

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

    4/16/2026Senate

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

    4/16/2026Senate

  6. Returned To Senate as Passed.

    4/16/2026House

  7. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/16/2026House

  8. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/16/2026House

  9. Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.

    4/16/2026House

  10. RULES SUSPENDED

    4/16/2026House

  11. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.

    4/15/2026House

  12. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

    4/15/2026House

  13. Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House.

    4/15/2026Senate

  14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

    4/15/2026Senate

  15. Read the third time and passed.

    4/15/2026Senate

  16. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    4/14/2026Senate

  17. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

    4/8/2026Senate

  18. Filed

    4/1/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • SB49 - Introduced

    4/1/2026

    PDF

  • Act Version

    PDF

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