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SB 127 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - FAYETTEVILLE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

SB 127 is an appropriation bill that allocates $1.2 billion in state funding for the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville (UAF) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It directly sets maximum salary caps for approximately 120 key leadership and administrative positions, including deans, vice chancellors, and IT staff, as specified in the bill's detailed salary schedules. This funding covers personal services and operating expenses, ensuring UAF's budget for leadership roles and essential operations during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The bill was enacted as Act 612 on April 14, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $1.2B state funding for public university operations, directly advancing public education budget priorities and fiscal management.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates $1.2B state funding for UAF operations and leadership salaries, directly advancing higher education funding per bill's appropriation purpose.95% confidence
Sub-Topics: Appropriations Higher Education
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed Apr 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 612 → SB 127 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renamed from Act 612 to SB 127 for the 95th General Assembly. A new list of IT job titles and corresponding salary ranges was added to the legislation, likely to establish standardized pay scales for state technology positions.
Scope change
The bill now includes specific salary ranges for various IT positions, expanding its scope from a general act to include compensation standards.
TITLE

The bill title was changed from Act 612 to SB 127 for the 2025 Regular Session.

The previous Act 612 designation was removed from the bill header.

REQUIREMENT

A comprehensive list of 36 IT job titles with specific salary ranges was added, ranging from $71,305 to $118,592.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 3, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Apr 14, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB127 is now Act 612
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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