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SB 108 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE SAU-TECH APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

SB 108 allocates funding for personnel and operations at SAU-Tech (Southern Arkansas University Tech) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It sets maximum salary rates for specific staff positions, including IT roles (like Network Engineers and System Administrators), academic administrators (such as Vice-Chancellors and Directors), and support staff (like Accountants and Public Safety Officers). The bill directly affects SAU-Tech employees by establishing their 2025-2026 compensation limits. This appropriation bill was enacted as Act 65 on February 17, 2025, after passing both chambers of the Arkansas legislature.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates state funds for SAU-Tech operations and sets salary caps, directly funding a public institution's budget. No tax implications; focuses on appropriations for public education.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates funding for SAU-Tech personnel salaries, directly supporting higher education operations and staff compensation at a specific institution.95% confidence ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentBill sets maximum salary caps for SAU-Tech staff, restricting potential wage increases and limiting compensation growth for employees.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed Feb 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 65 → SB 108 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill has been renumbered from Act 65 to SB 108 for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. This appears to be a procedural update reflecting the bill's transition from a prior session or draft to its current legislative form, with no substantive policy changes visible in the provided text.
TECHNICAL

Bill title updated from Act 65 to SB 108 for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session, 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
18
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Feb 17, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB108 is now Act 65
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned To Senate as Passed.
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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