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HB 1246 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT RICH MOUNTAIN APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

HB 1246 appropriates funds for the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain to cover personnel salaries and operating expenses for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It specifically allocates budget authority for 120 designated staff positions across administrative, IT, academic, and support roles, including salaries up to $208,138 for the chancellor. The bill directly affects the college’s operational budget and staff compensation, with no new policy provisions - only funding for existing operations as enacted into law (Act 409).
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for college operations, directly increasing public education spending without tax changes. Specific to one institution but aligns with funding essential public services.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAppropriates funds for community college staff salaries and operations, directly supporting institutional funding without restrictions.90% confidence
Sub-Topics: Appropriations Higher Education
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed Mar 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 409 → HB 1246 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 409' to 'HB 1246' for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025, indicating a procedural update rather than substantive policy changes.
TECHNICAL

The bill identifier was updated from Act 409 to HB 1246, and the session year was updated to 2025, reflecting a procedural renumbering and session update.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2025 · House Mar 18, 2025

How they voted

33–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Mar 20, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
27 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Mar 25, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1246 is now Act 409
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.