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HB 1099 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

HB 1099 appropriates $1,103,617 for the State Board of Election Commissioners' operations and staff salaries for fiscal year 2025-2026, plus $6,340,000 for election expenses and $1,600,000 from nonpartisan filing fees. It authorizes up to 9 regular employees (including a director at Grade GS12) and 20 temporary staff, with specific salary limits and operating expense categories detailed in the bill. The bill also allows unspent election funds to be carried forward to the next fiscal year, requiring written justification and reporting to the Legislative Council. This funding directly supports Arkansas' election administration functions for the 2025-2026 cycle.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly appropriates $8.9M for election operations and staff, directly funding state budget allocations for essential government functions.90% 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 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 182 → HB 1099 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 182 of the Regular Session to House Bill 1099 for the 95th General Assembly in 2025. This is primarily a procedural change reflecting the bill's transition from a previous legislative session to the current one, with no substantive policy modifications visible in this excerpt.
TECHNICAL

Bill identifier changed from Act 182 to House Bill 1099 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 25, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1099 is now Act 182
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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