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Act 3 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H1/15/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1001 3
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By: House Management 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR NECESSARY 9
EXPENSES, PAY EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, PAY SALARIES OF 10
EMPLOYEES, PAY FOR SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE 11
ARKANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH 12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 13
2025; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS HOUSE OF 18
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH 19
GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 20
2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR. 21
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - HOUSE EXPENSES. There is hereby 26
appropriated, to the Arkansas House of Representatives, to be payable from 27
the Constitutional Officers Fund, for necessary expenses of the Arkansas 28
House of Representatives for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the 29
following: 30
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 32
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(01) SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES $311,500 34
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 57,000 35
(03) MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS AND EXPENSES 1,906,660 36 As Engrossed: H1/15/25 HB1001
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TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,275,160 1
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SECTION 2. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 3
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 4
TRANSFERS. If the Speaker of the House and the Chief of Staff or his 5
designee determine that any item or portion thereof appropriated herein for a 6
specific purpose is not needed for such purposes, they may certify such fact 7
to the State Auditor, and the State Auditor shall cause transfer to be made 8
from one item to another between any appropriations authorized by the General 9
Assembly for the House of Representatives . 10
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SECTION 3. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 12
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. USES OF 13
APPROPRIATION. The funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to defray 14
the expenses of the House of Representatives of the Legislative Session of 15
the Ninety-Fourth Ninety-Fifth General Assembly, and upon adjournment of the 16
Legislative Session, any unexpended balance of the funds appropriated in this 17
Act may be used to defray the necessary expenses of the operation of the 18
Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Office of the 19
Chief of Staff, the Office of the Coordinator of House Legislative Services, 20
the Office of Parliamentarian, the Chief Clerk's Office, House Member 21
Services Office and other reasonable and necessary expenses of the House of 22
Representatives of the Ninety-Fourth Ninety-Fifth General Assembly incurred 23
during the interim between the adjournment of the Legislative Session of the 24
Ninety-Fourth Ninety-Fifth and July 1, 2024 2025. 25
Additionally, if it is determined by the Speaker of the House that the 26
presence, assistance, oversight and expertise of any House member is needed 27
in the interim between the legislative sessions, and if it is determined by 28
the Speaker of the House that certain expenses and per diem of members of the 29
House should be paid by the House, such expenses and per diem at the rate 30
authorized for attending legislative sessions shall be paid from the funds 31
appropriated herein for Maintenance, Operations and Expenses. 32
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SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 34
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SALARY 35
LEVELS. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chief of Staff 36 As Engrossed: H1/15/25 HB1001
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or his designee shall, during the month of June, each fiscal year, meet and 1
determine the actual salaries to be paid each employee beginning the 2
following July 1. Such salaries of the employees will be based upon an 3
evaluation of the performance of the Chief of Staff by the Speaker of the 4
House of Representatives and upon an evaluation of the performance of the 5
other employees by the Chief of Staff or his designee. 6
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SECTION 5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 8
General Assembly, that the House of Representatives of the 95th General 9
Assembly convenes in Regular Session on January 13, 2025; that expenses of 10
the session begin immediately; and that the expenses are a just expense of 11
the state which must be paid at the time the services are provided. 12
Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act being 13
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and 14
safety shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its 15
passage and approval. If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the 16
Governor, it shall become effective on the expiration of the period of time 17
during which the Governor may veto the bill. If the bill is vetoed by the 18
Governor and the veto is overridden, it shall become effective on the date 19
the last house overrides the veto. 20
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APPROVED: 1/27/25 27
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