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HB 1613 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION - NORTHWEST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION.

HB 1613 provides $1 million in state funding from the Development and Enhancement Fund for capital improvement projects at Northwest Technical Institute, a public technical college in Arkansas. The bill specifically allocates funds for construction, renovation, major maintenance, and equipment purchases to upgrade campus facilities. It includes spending rules requiring compliance with state purchasing laws and prohibiting the use of funds for regular operations. The appropriation is effective July 1, 2025, and was signed into law as Act 337.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates $1M from state budget for capital improvements at public technical college, funding essential infrastructure without impacting regular operations.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill allocates $1M for capital improvements at Northwest Technical Institute, directly funding infrastructure upgrades per bill language.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 337 → HB 1613 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from Act 337 to HB 1613, with the approval date updated from March 18, 2025 to February 27, 2025. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content.
TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Act 337' title and approval date of 3/18/25.

Added HB 1613 title and updated approval date to 02/27/2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1613 is now Act 337
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as Passed.
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.