HB1149 Summary

• Appropriates $1,439,568 for Arkansas' contributions to various interstate organizations including the National Center for State Courts, National Governors Association, and Multi-State Tax Commission

• Provides $29,550,000 in miscellaneous transfers for state employee salaries, matching costs, overtime, and payplan adjustments from the Miscellaneous State Treasury Funds

• Appropriates $2,057,536 for miscellaneous grants and expenses including planning grants, museum grants, agricultural marketing grants, and public defender contracts

• Establishes major appropriations for pension/relief funds ($60,400,000 for fire and police pensions), federal programs ($2,600,000,000), disaster assistance ($13,250,000), unemployment compensation ($16,000,000), and vehicle purchases ($15,000,000)

• Authorizes various supplemental appropriations for specific programs including Children's Hospital services ($3,533,600), fire protection services ($15,000,000), legal aid ($855,432), and multiple support programs; effective July 1, 2014