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ArkansasSB802025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR - LEGISLATIVE LIAISONS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR.
Sponsored By: Joint Budget Committee
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Daily payments for Governor’s legislative liaisons
The Governor can employ one lead legislative liaison and nine other liaisons without salary. Beginning January 13, 2025, the lead can receive up to $250 daily; each other liaison can receive up to $200. These daily payments cover only days when the Arkansas General Assembly is in Regular Session. Payments require the Governor’s approval and use funds authorized by this law. The Department of Transformation and Shared Services processes payments.
Funding for the Governor’s liaison program
The law sets aside $226,250 from Arkansas’s Constitutional Officers Fund for the Governor’s Office legislative liaison program. The money covers operating costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Spending cannot exceed this amount or funds made available by law. Spending must follow state purchasing, budget, and fiscal control rules and serve the purposes documented in official budget records.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Joint Budget Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/10/2025
House Vote - Monday, February 10, 2025 3:01:39 PM
Yes: 95 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Senate vote • 2/5/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 5, 2025 2:36:32 PM
Yes: 32 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB80 is now Act 62
2/17/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
2/11/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
2/11/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
2/10/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
2/10/2025SenateReturned to the Senate as passed.
2/10/2025HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/10/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/10/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
2/5/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
2/5/2025HouseOrdered Immediately transmitted to the House.
2/5/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/5/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
2/5/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
2/4/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
1/21/2025SenateFiled
1/21/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB80 - Introduced
1/21/2025
Act Version
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