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HB 1260 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

HB 1260 authorizes funding for Southern Arkansas University's (SAU) 2025-2026 fiscal year, specifically setting maximum salary rates for 35 designated administrative and academic staff positions. It establishes salary caps for roles like the university president ($322,307), vice presidents, department directors, and IT specialists, covering both leadership and support functions. This appropriation directly affects SAU employees in these authorized positions by defining their maximum allowable compensation for the upcoming fiscal year. The bill was enacted as Act 44 on February 11, 2025, after passing both legislative chambers.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesSets salary caps for SAU staff within appropriation, restricting budget allocation for administrative/academic positions rather than increasing funding.85% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAuthorizes funding for Southern Arkansas University's 2025-2026 budget with salary caps for staff, directly advancing higher education funding and personnel support.95% confidence
Sub-Topics: Appropriations Higher Education
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 44 → HB 1260 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 44 to HB 1260 for the 95th General Assembly in 2025. The most significant change is the addition of a comprehensive salary schedule for various IT and administrative positions, ranging from entry-level technicians to vice presidents, with salaries between $47,272 and $194,320. This establishes standardized compensation levels for university staff.
Scope change
The bill now applies to a broader range of university personnel by including detailed salary schedules for IT specialists, administrators, and vice presidents that were not previously specified.
FISCAL

Added a detailed salary schedule for 28 IT and administrative positions with specific annual compensation amounts ranging from $47,272 to $194,320.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill designation from Act 44 to HB 1260 and updated the legislative session reference to Regular Session 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2025 · House Feb 5, 2025

How they voted

32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Feb 6, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
26 Yea 3
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Feb 11, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1260 is now Act 44
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

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.