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