AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, HERITAGE, AND TOURISM - DIVISION OF HERITAGE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.
This bill allocates $10.9 million in state funds for Arkansas' Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism's Division of Heritage for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It specifies funding for 105 full-time employees (with defined salary grades and roles) and up to 11 temporary staff to cover salaries, operations, travel, and other administrative expenses. The bill directly affects the Division of Heritage's workforce and budget, enabling its continued operation of heritage programs and services. The bill has been enacted as Act 297.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Signed Mar 12, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 297' to 'HB 1175' for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. The substantive legislative content appears unchanged, with only formatting and header updates applied.
TECHNICAL
Header text updated from 'Act 297 of the Regular Session' to 'HB 1175' with updated session year information (95th General Assembly, 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
14
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1175 is now Act 297
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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