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AR HB1117

Bill

Status

Passed

3/8/2022

Primary Sponsor

Lane Jean

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Origin

House of Representatives

93rd General Assembly (2022 Fiscal)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a new "EBD or Contingency 3/5 Vote Set Aside" sub-fund within the Restricted Reserve Fund and transfers all balances from the Executive/Legislative 3/5 Vote Set Aside into it, with unobligated funds transferring to the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund on July 1, 2024.

  • Creates a "Majority Vote Various Improvements and Projects Set-Aside" sub-fund and transfers $150,000,000 from the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund into it, requiring only majority affirmative vote (rather than 3/5 vote) for disbursements, with remaining funds transferring to the General Revenue Allotment Reserve Fund on July 1, 2023.

  • Repeals a provision from Acts 2021, No. 1058 that would have transferred certain surplus funds from fiscal year 2022 to the Catastrophic Reserve Fund and Rainy Day Fund.

  • Amends Arkansas Code sections 19-5-401 and 19-5-402 to establish maximum revenue allocations totaling $5,685,743,285 (Allocation A) and $338,586,190 (Allocation B) to various state funds and agencies for fiscal year 2022-2023 and thereafter, including education, human services, and higher education institutions.

  • Becomes effective July 1, 2022, with emergency provisions making sections 4 and 7 effective immediately upon approval to prevent conflicting fund transfers.

Legislative Description

To Amend The Revenue Stabilization Law; To Create Funds; And To Make Transfers To And From Funds And Fund Accounts.

Last Action

Notification that HB1117 is now Act 226

3/8/2022

Committee Referrals

Budget2/16/2022

Full Bill Text

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