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HB 1616 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - OIL AND GAS COMMISSION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION.

HB 1616 appropriates $275,274 in federal funds and $296,552 in state cash funds specifically for roof repairs at the Oil and Gas Commission's Education Center/Warehouse. The bill directly affects the Department of Energy and Environment's Oil and Gas Commission by funding a physical infrastructure repair project. Key provisions include strict disbursement controls requiring compliance with state fiscal laws and prohibiting use of maintenance funds for this purpose. The bill is classified as a capital improvement appropriation with no policy changes, effective July 1, 2025, under an emergency clause.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $571k for essential infrastructure repair via state budget, aligning with fiscal responsibility and funding necessary government operations.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 338 → HB 1616 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 338 to HB 1616, removing the approval date stamp and adding blank lines for proper legislative formatting. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content, scope, or requirements.
TECHNICAL

Removed the approval date stamp (3/18/25) from the bill text.

Added blank lines for proper legislative formatting.

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
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1616 is now Act 338
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.