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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas appropriates $35 million for University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain operations
Last action · April 27, 2026: Notification that HB1013 is now Act 96
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What This Bill Does
Arkansas House Bill 1013 establishes employee position limits and appropriates a total of $35,007,734 from state and for the personal services, operating expenses, and capital improvements of the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain for the ending June 30, 2027.
The legislation sets annual salary caps for up to 156 regular employees and 80 extra-help positions, while allocating over $30 million in for capital improvements, debt service, and operations starting July 1, 2026.
- State appropriations acts in Arkansas are enacted annually to fund public institutions of higher education and state agencies for the upcoming fiscal year. context
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 Rich Mountain
Receives state and cash fund appropriations totaling $35,007,734 along with employee position limits for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
College employees and faculty
Subject to maximum annual salary rate caps and regular position counts established for the fiscal year.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
19 actions- Apr 27, 2026HouseEnrolledNotification that HB1013 is now Act 96
- Apr 23, 2026HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseTO BE ENROLLED
- Apr 23, 2026HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
- Apr 23, 2026SenateReturned to the House as Passed.
- Apr 23, 2026SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
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- Apr 23, 2026SenateFloorRead the third time and passed.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateReceived from the House.
- Apr 22, 2026HouseEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
- Apr 22, 2026HouseFloorRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
- Apr 22, 2026HouseConsidered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
- Apr 22, 2026HouseRULES SUSPENDED
- Apr 21, 2026HouseCommitteeReturned by the Committee Do Pass
- Apr 15, 2026HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- Apr 15, 2026HouseCommitteeAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
- Apr 15, 2026HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
- Apr 1, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
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