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HB 1247 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

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

HB 1247 allocates state funds for personnel and operations at Cossatot Community College (a branch of the University of Arkansas) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It directly affects the college’s staff by setting maximum salaries for 120+ positions, including leadership roles (e.g., chancellor, vice chancellors), IT staff, academic advisors, and public safety personnel. The bill provides specific budget authority for salaries and operational expenses without creating new programs or changing student eligibility.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates state funds for community college operations, directly funding public education services without tax changes.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates state funds for Cossatot Community College operations and personnel salaries, directly supporting higher education funding without restrictions.95% confidence ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentSets maximum salaries for college staff, restricting potential wage growth for leadership and operational roles.85% 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 27, 2025 Signed Feb 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 40 → HB 1247 · 2 edits
MINOR
The document appears to be a legislative bill header and funding table from Arkansas's 95th General Assembly. The changes include adding new line breaks and a timestamp/stamp (01/27/2025 1:16:45 PM HAR009 HB1247) to the document, along with a formatting change in the funding table where the Fiscal Support Pool line now shows '3' instead of '3' with different spacing. These appear to be primarily technical/formatting updates rather than substantive policy changes.
TECHNICAL

Added new line breaks and a timestamp/stamp (01/27/2025 1:16:45 PM HAR009 HB1247) to the document header area

Minor formatting adjustment in the funding table where the Fiscal Support Pool line spacing was changed

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 11, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1247 is now Act 40
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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