HB1041 Summary

• Appropriates $1,472,212 for Arkansas contributions to various interstate organizations including the Council of State Governments, Multi-State Tax Commission, and National Conference of State Legislatures.

• Authorizes $30,550,000 in miscellaneous transfers to provide supplemental appropriations for elected officials' salaries, state employee salaries, overtime, and payplan adjustments.

• Appropriates $1,707,536 for miscellaneous grants and expenses including agricultural marketing grants, planning and development grants, and public defender contracts.

• Allocates $68,400,000 for firemen's and police officers' pension and relief fund taxes for municipal fire and police relief and pension funds.

• Establishes various special provisions for federal fund transfers, disaster assistance ($13,250,000), unemployment compensation ($16,000,000), fire protection services ($15,000,000), and specific allocations to Arkansas Children's Hospital ($3,533,600).