HB 1374 Summary

• Reappropriates unexpended balances from Act 96 of 2022 for 12 capital improvement projects administered by the Secretary of State, effective July 1, 2023, totaling approximately $31.5 million from the Development and Enhancement Fund.

• Projects include voting machine equipment replacement statewide ($15,000,000), HVAC upgrades ($6,500,000), roof and window repair ($2,500,000), stone restoration on the Capitol building ($3,500,000), and Business and Commercial Services System Update ($4,000,000).

• Includes smaller appropriations for monuments and memorials maintenance ($2,025), plumbing replacement ($108,393), electrical panel replacement ($212,980), Capitol as-built drawings ($250,000), and green initiatives ($1,500,000).

• Appropriates $1,126,271 from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Grant and Trust Fund for acquisition, management, and preservation of state-owned lands and historic sites.

• Establishes that disbursements must comply with state purchasing and fiscal control laws, and declares an emergency effective date of July 1, 2023 to ensure agency operations continuity.