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HB 1228 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

HB 1228 allocates $208,138 for the President and establishes salary rates for 137 specific staff positions at Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It directly affects NWACC employees in roles such as IT specialists, academic leaders, and administrative staff by setting their maximum annual salaries. The bill provides a detailed salary schedule for positions including Network Engineers ($200,973), Chief Information Officers ($156,658), and Counselors ($127,508), covering operational funding for the college's regular staff. This routine budget appropriation was enacted as Act 33 on February 11, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $208,138 for NWACC staff salaries, directly funding public education through state budget appropriations as part of fiscal year budgeting.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates $208,138 for NWACC staff salaries, directly funding higher education operations and personnel at a community college.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed Feb 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 33 → HB 1228 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 33 to HB 1228 and the session year was updated to 2025, indicating this is a new legislative session bill rather than a carryover from the previous session. The formatting changes suggest this is a fresh introduction of the bill text for the current legislative session.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from Act 33 to HB 1228 and session year updated to 2025, reflecting a new legislative session introduction.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Feb 11, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1228 is now Act 33
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.