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HB 1097 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

HB 1097 appropriates $11.7 million for the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) to cover salaries, operations, and expenses for its Utilities and Tax Divisions during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It specifies staffing levels, including 91 regular employees and up to six temporary workers, across roles like utility auditors, legal staff, and financial analysts. The funding supports the PSC's core functions, such as regulating utilities, processing rate cases, and handling tax-related oversight. This budget measure directly affects PSC employees and the agencies it regulates, with no policy changes beyond funding allocation.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $11.7M for PSC's tax oversight division, funding essential tax-related functions and regulatory operations per bill summary.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 540 → HB 1097 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill transitions from Act 540 to HB 1097 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, establishing funding and staffing levels for the Arkansas Public Service Commission - Utilities Division. The bill authorizes six temporary or part-time employees and appropriates approximately $11.7 million for salaries, operations, and services.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on Arkansas Public Service Commission - Utilities Division operations, with no change in applicability beyond the legislative vehicle update.
FISCAL

Added $14,000 appropriation for Extra Help temporary/part-time employees and $6,808,557 for regular salaries.

Added $11,726,374 total appropriation covering salaries, operations, professional fees, and other expenses for fiscal year 2025-2026.

TECHNICAL

Changed legislative vehicle from Act 540 to HB 1097 for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session 2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1097 is now Act 540
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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