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Act 1 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1002 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR EXPENSES OF THE 9
JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE AUDITOR OF 10
STATE - GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS, ARKANSAS SENATE AND 11
ARKANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 12
ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
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Subtitle 16
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE 17
2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - AUDITOR OF STATE DISBURSEMENTS . There is 23
hereby appropriated, to the Auditor of State, to be payable from the 24
Constitutional Officers Fund , for personal services and operating expenses of 25
the Auditor of State - General Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 26
30, 2026, the following: 27
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2025-2026 30
(01) DISTRICT JUDGES TRAVEL EXPENSE 31
REIMBURSEMENT $80,000 32
(02) SPECIAL/RECALLED JUDGES FOR THE 33
CIRCUIT COURTS 350,000 34
(03) TRIAL JUDGES EXPENSES 400,000 35
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $830,000 36 HB1002
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SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES . There is hereby 2
appropriated, to the Arkansas House of Representatives , to be payable from 3
the Constitutional Officers Fund , for reimbursements to Representatives for 4
interim expenses incurred as authorized by law of the Arkansas House of 5
Representatives for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 6
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 8
NO. 2025-2026 9
(01) INTERIM EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR 10
REPRESENTATIVES $368,000 11
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS SENATE. There is hereby 13
appropriated, to the Arkansas Senate, to be payable from the Constitutional 14
Officers Fund, for reimbursements to Senators for interim expenses incurred 15
as authorized by law of the Arkansas Senate for the fiscal year ending June 16
30, 2026, the following: 17
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 19
NO. 2025-2026 20
(01) INTERIM EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR 21
SENATORS $200,000 22
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SECTION 4. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 24
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 25
DISBURSING OFFICER. The Auditor of State shall be disbursing officer for the 26
funds appropriated for Auditor of State Disbursements herein. 27
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SECTION 5. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 29
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SENATE 30
DISBURSEMENTS. The Secretary of the Senate s hall be disbursing officer for 31
the funds appropriated for Interim Expense Reimbursements for Senators 32
herein. 33
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SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 35
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. HOUSE 36 HB1002
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DISBURSEMENTS. The Chief of Staff or his designee of the House of 1
Representatives shall be disbursing officer for the funds appropriated for 2
Interim Expense Reimbursements for Representatives herein. 3
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SECTION 7. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 5
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. HOUSE 6
INTERIM EXPENSE DISBURSEMENTS. The appropriations authorized for House of 7
Representatives shall be used for making reimbursements for interim expenses 8
incurred by members of the House of Represe ntatives. 9
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SECTION 8. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 11
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. SENATE 12
INTERIM EXPENSE DISBURSEMENTS. The appropriations authorized for Arkansas 13
Senate shall be used for making reimbursements for interim expenses incurred 14
by members of the Senate. 15
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SECTION 9. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 17
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 18
LEGISLATIVE INSTITUTE. Members of the preceding General Assembly and the 19
newly elected members of the House of Representatives and Senate shall be 20
eligible to attend the biennial Institute of Legislative Procedure and shall 21
be entitled, upon filing claim therefore, to per diem in the amount fixed by 22
law for members of the General Assembly to receive for attendance at 23
Legislative sessions, for each day in attending the biennial Institute of 24
Legislative Procedure plus mileage for traveling from their place of 25
residence to the biennial Institute of Legislative Procedure and return. 26
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SECTION 10. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 28
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. JUDICIAL 29
DISBURSEMENTS. The Auditor of State shall be disbursing officer for the 30
funds appropriated for Travel Expense Reimbursements for Judges herein. 31
Disbursement of funds shall be subject to review by the Auditor of State for 32
accuracy and consistency with applicable travel guidelines. Any request for 33
reimbursements under the District Judges Travel Expense Reimbursement line 34
item must be submitted to the Auditor of State within sixty (60) days of end 35
date for the underlying travel or expense. 36 HB1002
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SECTION 11. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 2
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 3
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 4
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 5
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 6
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 7
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 8
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 9
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SECTION 12. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 11
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 12
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 13
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 14
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 15
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 16
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 17
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 18
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 19
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 20
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 21
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