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Act 495 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/18/25 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1125 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 PERSONAL SERVICES 9
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 10
& ADMINISTRATION - REGULATORY DIVISION FOR THE FISCAL 11
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE & 16
ADMINISTRATION - REGULATORY DIVISION 17
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025 -2026 FISCAL 18
YEAR. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - REGULATORY DIVISION. There is hereby 24
established for the Department of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic 25
Beverage Control Administration for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following 26
maximum number of regular employees. 27
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Maximum Annual 29
Maximum Salary Rate 30
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 31
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 32
(1) G305C DFA REGULATORY ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SE02 33
(2) G279C DFA REG ASST ADMIN - ADMINISTRATION 1 GRADE GS15 34
(3) G280C DFA REG ASST ADMIN - ENFORCEMENT 1 GRADE GS15 35
(4) R040C DFA STATEWIDE PROGRAM MANAGER 1 GRADE GS13 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 HB1125
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(5) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 5 GRADE GS11 1
(6) A007C AUDIT MANAGER 1 GRADE GS11 2
(7) G246C DFA REGULATORY BRANCH MANAGER 1 GRADE GS10 3
(8) X229C DFA REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT AGENT III 3 GRADE GS10 4
(9) T108C DFA REGULATORY BRANCH SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE GS09 5
(10) X196C DFA SEN REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT AGENT 8 GRADE GS08 6
(11) A060C SENIOR AUDITOR 2 GRADE GS08 7
(12) A081C AUDITOR 1 GRADE GS07 8
(13) X131C DFA REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT AGENT 29 GRADE GS07 9
(14) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 4 GRADE GS06 10
(15) T061C SENIOR IA 1 GRADE GS06 11
(16) E046C TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 1 GRADE GS06 12
(17) C056C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST III 3 GRADE GS04 13
(18) R036C HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS04 14
(19) C046C LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 4 GRADE GS04 15
(20) C073C ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST II 2 GRADE GS03 16
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 71 17
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - REGULATORY DIVISION. There is hereby 19
authorized, for the Department of Finance & Administration - Regulatory 20
Division for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part -21
time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds 22
appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part -time 23
employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the 24
Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act 25
for the appropriate classification. 26
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION. There is hereby 28
appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration, to be payable 29
from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and 30
operating expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration - 31
Regulatory Division for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 32
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 34
NO. 2025 -2026 35
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $2,870,188 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 HB1125
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(01.1)EXTRA HELP 7,000 1
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 1,033,955 2
(03) OVERTIME 10,000 3
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 416,927 5
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 34,986 6
(C) PROF. FEES 5,000 7
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 8
(E) DATA PROC. 0 9
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $4,378,056 10
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - SALES TO MINORS 12
ENFORCEMENT - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 13
Finance and Administration, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the 14
State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 15
personal services, operating expenses, and the purchase of promotional items 16
of the Department of Finance and Administration - Regulatory Division - Sales 17
to Minors Enforcement - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 18
following: 19
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2025 -2026 22
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $537,932 23
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 256,094 24
(03) OVERTIME 5,000 25
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 26
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 332,072 27
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 28
(C) PROF. FEES 1,700 29
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 30
(E) DATA PROC. 0 31
(05) PROMOTIONAL ITEMS 5,000 32
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,137,798 33
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - TOBACCO INSPECTION 35
PROGRAM - FEDERAL. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 HB1125
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Finance and Administration, to be payable from the federal funds as 1
designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services 2
and operating expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration - 3
Regulatory Division - Tobacco Inspection Program - Federal for the fiscal 4
year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2025 -2026 8
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $310,705 9
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 128,339 10
(03) OVERTIME 17,041 11
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 12
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 180,000 13
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000 14
(C) PROF. FEES 31,242 15
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 16
(E) DATA PROC. 0 17
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $672,327 18
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - CIGARETTE FIRE SAFETY. 20
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 21
Administration, to be payable from the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Fund, 22
for personal services and operating expenses to support fire safety and 23
prevention programs of the Department of Finance and Administration - 24
Regulatory Division - Cigarette Fire Safety for the fiscal year ending June 25
30, 2026, the following: 26
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 28
NO. 2025 -2026 29
(01) FIRE SAFETY & PREVENTION $50,000 30
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - SPIRITUOUS AND VINOUS 32
BEVERAGES. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 33
Administration, to be payable from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Fund, for 34
promotion, education, training, alcohol safety awareness, enforcement 35
activities, equipment and vehicle purchases of the Department of Finance and 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 HB1125
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Administration - Regulatory Division for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1
2026, the following: 2
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 4
NO. 2025 -2026 5
(01) PROMOTION, EDUCATION, TRAINING, SAFETY 6
AWARENESS ENROLLMENT $300,000 7
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - REVENUE ENFORCEMENT. 9
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration 10
- Regulatory Division - Revenue Enforcement, to be payable from the Arkansas 11
Tobacco Control Revenue Fund, for personal services and operating expenses 12
related to carrying out the purposes authorized in ACA 19 -6-831 for the 13
fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 14
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 16
NO. 2025 -2026 17
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $657,044 18
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 247,728 19
(03) OVERTIME 5,000 20
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 21
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 127,817 22
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 10,000 23
(C) PROF. FEES 500 24
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 50,000 25
(E) DATA PROC. 0 26
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,098,089 27
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - UNTAXED TOBACCO 29
FORFEITURE. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 30
Administration - Regulatory Division, to be payable from the cash fund 31
deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 32
the State, for operational expenses and expense associated with untaxed 33
tobacco forfeiture authorized in ACA 26 -57-247 for the fiscal year ending 34
June 30, 2026, the following: 35
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 1
NO. 2025 -2026 2
(01) UNTAXED TOBACCO FORFEITURE $100,000 3
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - MEDICAL MARIJUANA COMMISSION. There is 5
hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration, to be 6
payable from the Medical Marijuana Commission Fund, for refunds and 7
reimbursements related to agency medical marijuana expenses of the Department 8
of Finance and Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Administration for 9
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 10
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 12
NO. 2025 -2026 13
(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $500,000 14
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SECTION 11. REGULAR SALARIES - RACING COMMISSION. There is hereby 16
established for the Department of Finance and Administration - Racing 17
Commission for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 18
regular employees. 19
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Maximum Annual 21
Maximum Salary Rate 22
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 23
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 24
(1) B009N DFA DOG RACING VETERINARIAN 1 GRADE MP04 25
(2) G287C DFA REGULATORY ASST ADMIN - RACING 1 GRADE GS15 26
(3) X069C DFA RACING SUPERVISOR 3 GRADE GS09 27
(2.1) G047C ATTORNEY SPECIALIST 1 GRADE GS11 28
(4) C037C ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST 2 GRADE GS06 29
(5) X142C DFA RACING COMMISSION JUDGE 2 GRADE GS05 30
(6) A104C DFA RACING COMMISSION OFFICE AUDITOR 1 GRADE GS04 31
(7) B110C VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT 4 GRADE GS03 32
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 14 33
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SECTION 12. EXTRA HELP - RACING COMMISSION. There is hereby 35
authorized, for the Department of Finance and Administration - Racing 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 HB1125
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Commission for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following maximum number of 1
part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from 2
funds appropriated herein for such purposes: thirty -one (31) temporary or 3
part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those 4
provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its 5
successor, or this act for the appropriate classification. 6
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - RACING COMMISSION - STATE OPERATIONS. 8
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 9
Administration, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, 10
for personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Finance and 11
Administration - Racing Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 12
the following: 13
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2025 -2026 16
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $726,390 17
(02) EXTRA HELP 460,000 18
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 313,686 19
(04) OVERTIME 10,000 20
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 21
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 290,914 22
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 7,500 23
(C) PROF. FEES 50,000 24
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 25
(E) DATA PROC. 0 26
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $1,858,490 27
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - RACING COMMISSION - CASH OPERATIONS. There 29
is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration, to 30
be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined 31
by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating 32
expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration - Racing Commission 33
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the following: 34
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 HB1125
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NO. 2025 -2026 1
(01) EXTRA HELP $200,000 2
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 120,409 3
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 4
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 600,000 5
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 5,000 6
(C) PROF. FEES 50,000 7
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 8
(E) DATA PROC. 0 9
(04) REFUND/REIMBURSEMENTS 5,000 10
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $980,409 11
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - RACING COMMISSION - PURSES AND AWARDS FUND. 13
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 14
Administration, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State 15
Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 16
transfers to the Department of Finance and Administration - Racing Commission 17
- Purses and Awards Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the 18
following: 19
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 21
NO. 2025 -2026 22
(01) REFUNDS/INVESTMENTS/TRANSFERS $25,000,000 23
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SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - RACING COMMISSION - COMPULSIVE GAMBLING 25
ADDICTION. There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 26
Administration, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, 27
for compulsive gambling disorder treatment and educational programs as 28
defined by Amendment 100 to the Arkansas Constitution by the Department of 29
Finance and Administration - Racing Commission for the fiscal year ending 30
June 30, 2026, the following: 31
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2025 -2026 34
(01) GAMBLING ADDICTION TREATMENT & 35
EDUCATION PROGRAMS $200,000 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 HB1125
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SECTION 17. REGULAR SALARIES – RACING COMMISSION – CASINO GAMING SECTION. There 1
is hereby established for the Department of Finance and Administration – Racing 2
Commission – Casino Gaming Section for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, the following 3
maximum number of regular employees. 4
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Maximum Annual 6
Maximum Salary Rate 7
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 8
No. Code Title Employees 2025 -2026 9
(1) A006C DFA REV TAX DIVISION MANAGER 1 GRADE GS13 10
(2) A033C TAX AUDITOR SUPERVISOR 3 GRADE GS11 11
(3) A054C TAX AUDITOR II 6 GRADE GS09 12
(4) A098C FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST 3 GRADE GS04 13
(5) C059C DFA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE 27 GRADE GS03 14
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 40 15
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SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION – RACING COMMISSION – CASINO GAMING SECTION. 17
There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and Administration, 18
to be payable from the State Central Services Fund, for personal services and 19
operating expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration – Racing 20
Commission - Casino Gaming Section for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 21
the following: 22
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Item Fiscal Year 24
No. 2025-2026 25
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $1,814,526 26
(02) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 739,222 27
(03) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 28
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 10,000 29
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 4,000 30
(C) PROF. FEES 0 31
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 32
(E) DATA PROC. 0 33
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $2,567,748 34
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SECTION 19. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 36 As Engrossed: H3/18/25 HB1125
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authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 1
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 2
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 3
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 4
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 5
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 6
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 7
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 8
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SECTION 20. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 10
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 11
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 12
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 13
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 14
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 15
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 16
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 17
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SECTION 21. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 19
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 20
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 21
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2025 is essential to the operation of 22
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 23
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 24
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2025 could work irreparable harm 25
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 26
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 27
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 28
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2025. 29
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APPROVED: 4/8/25 34
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