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HB 1098 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DISABILITY DETERMINATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

HB 1098 appropriates $77.8 million for Arkansas' State Department for Social Security Administration Disability Determination (DDSSA) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The bill authorizes 594 full-time staff positions across medical, administrative, and technical roles, plus up to 20 temporary "Extra Help" employees. It funds salaries, operating expenses, and specific costs like data processing and travel, with strict limits on new positions beyond the authorized 594. This is a routine budget measure to support disability determination operations, directly affecting the DDSSA's staffing and budgeting for federal disability benefit processing.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $77.8M for essential disability determination services, funding staff and operations per fiscal needs, aligning with program funding indicators under Budget & Taxes.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareFunds disability determination services via $77.8M appropriation, supporting healthcare access for disabled individuals through administrative capacity.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Feb 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 84 → HB 1098 · 1 edit
MINOR
The document transitioned from a reference to Act 84 of the Regular Session to a new legislative bill, HB 1098, for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. This change indicates the bill is being reintroduced or renumbered for the current legislative session rather than being a continuation of the previous Act 84.
Scope change
The bill's scope has shifted from a prior session's Act 84 to a new House Bill 1098 in the 2025 session, suggesting it is being reintroduced or refiled for consideration.
TECHNICAL

The bill number and session designation were updated from Act 84 to HB 1098 for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 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
Feb 13, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1098 is now Act 84
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Feb 6, 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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