THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
HB 1002 is Arkansas' 2025-2026 state budget bill, allocating $830,000 for judicial branch expenses (including $80,000 for district judges' travel and $400,000 for trial judges) and $368,000 for House of Representatives member expense reimbursements, plus $200,000 for Senate member reimbursements. It funds operational costs like travel and interim expenses for judges, legislators, and the Auditor of State, with strict rules for reimbursement claims and disbursement. The bill does not create new policies but provides essential funding for government branch operations during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It was enacted as Act 1 on January 16, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
Signed into Law
Jan 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed Jan 16, 2025
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Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Jan 16, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1002 is now Act 1
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
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Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
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Jan 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
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Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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