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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas appropriates $36.05 million for University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton for fiscal year 2027
Last action · April 23, 2026: Notification that SB25 is now Act 9
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas enacts Senate Bill 25, providing a total of $36,050,112 in state and cash fund appropriations for personal services, operating expenses, and capital improvements at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton for the ending June 30, 2027. The measure authorizes up to 289 regular employees and 110 temporary or part-time employees, taking effect on July 1, 2026.
The measure establishes the exact annual spending limits and maximum position counts for college staff, setting salary caps ranging from $214,799 for the chancellor down to entry-level support roles for the upcoming .
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton
Receives funding authorizations, position limits, and spending authority for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
College Employees
Subject to maximum annual salary rates and regular or extra-help position authorizations established by the act.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
18 actions- Apr 23, 2026SenateEnrolledNotification that SB25 is now Act 9
- Apr 16, 2026SenateEnrolledDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
- Apr 16, 2026SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
- Apr 16, 2026SenateORDERED ENROLLED
- Apr 16, 2026SenateReturned from the House as passed.
- Apr 16, 2026HouseReturned To Senate as Passed.
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- Apr 16, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 16, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 16, 2026HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
- Apr 16, 2026HouseRULES SUSPENDED
- Apr 15, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
- Apr 15, 2026SenateOrdered Immediately transmitted to the House.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 15, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateCommitteeReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
- Apr 8, 2026SenateIntroducedRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 1, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled
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