HB 1051

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  Act 165 of the Fiscal Session
1 State of Arkansas  As Engrossed:       H4/15/26
2 95th General Assembly  A Bill
3 Fiscal Session, 2026  HOUSE BILL 1051
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5 By: Joint Budget Committee
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8For An Act To Be Entitled
9AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES
10AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
11& ADMINISTRATION - REGULATORY DIVISION FOR THE FISCAL
12YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14
15Subtitle
16AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE &
17ADMINISTRATION - REGULATORY DIVISION
18APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL
19YEAR.
20
21
22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
23
24SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - REGULATORY DIVISION.  There is hereby
25 established for the Department of Finance & Administration - Regulatory
26 Division for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of
27 regular employees.
28
29Maximum Annual
30Maximum  Salary Rate
31  Item    Class  No. of  Fiscal Year
32   No.    Code       Title  Employees  2026-2027
33   (1)    EEX35A REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT DIRECTOR  1  GRADE EXE01
34   (2)    SRL04C REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT ADMIN  1  GRADE SPC10
35   (3)    PRP03C DFA ASSISTANT DIVISION ADMIN  1  GRADE SPC08
36   (4)    LAT05P ATTORNEY III  1  GRADE SPC08
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1   (5)   FAU01C AUDIT MANAGER  1        GRADE SPC06
2   (6)   LAT04P ATTORNEY II  4        GRADE SPC05
3   (7)   FAU04P AUDITOR II  4        GRADE SPC02
4   (8)   CTR02P TRAINER  1        GRADE SGS07
5   (9)   ILS03I LEGAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST  4        GRADE SGS06
6  (10)   SIA10P CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYST  2        GRADE SGS06
7  (11)   FFS02P FISCAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR  3        GRADE SGS06
8  (12)   PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST  4        GRADE SGS05
9  (13)   PAS02P ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR  1        GRADE SGS04
10  (14)   FFS04P FISCAL SUPPORT SPECIALIST  1        GRADE SGS04
11  (15)   HDH07P HR SPECIALIST  1        GRADE SGS04
12  (16)   PAS03P ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST  1        GRADE SGS02
13  (17)   SRL05C REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT MANAGER  1        GRADE LES10
14  (18)   SRL03P ENFORCEMENT AGENT III  8        GRADE LES05
15  (19)   SRL02P ENFORCEMENT AGENT II  3        GRADE LES04
16  (20)   SRL01P ENFORCEMENT AGENT I  28        GRADE LES03
17MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES  71
18
19SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - REGULATORY DIVISION.   There is hereby
20 authorized, for the Department of Finance & Administration - Regulatory
21 Division for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-
22 time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds
23 appropriated herein for such purposes: two (2) temporary or part-time
24 employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the
25 Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act
26 for the appropriate classification.
27
28SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION.    There is hereby
29 appropriated, to the Department of Finance & Administration, to be payable
30 from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal services and
31 operating expenses of the Department of Finance & Administration - Regulatory
32 Division for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following:
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34 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
35  NO.  2026-2027
36 (01)    REGULAR SALARIES  $2,872,863
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1 (02)   EXTRA HELP  7,000
2 (03)   PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING  1,034,438
3 (04)   OVERTIME  10,000
4 (05)   MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
5(A) OPER. EXPENSE  416,927
6(B) CONF. & TRAVEL  34,986
7(C) PROF. FEES  5,000
8(D) CAP. OUTLAY  0
9(E) DATA PROC.  0
10TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $4,381,214
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12SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - SALES TO MINORS
13 ENFORCEMENT - CASH.      There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of
14 Finance & Administration, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the
15 State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for
16 personal services, operating expenses, and the purchase of promotional items
17 of the Department of Finance & Administration - Regulatory Division - Sales
18 to Minors Enforcement - Cash for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the
19 following:
20
21 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
22  NO.  2026-2027
23 (01)   REGULAR SALARIES  $537,933
24 (02)   PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING  256,030
25 (03)   OVERTIME  5,000
26 (04)   MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
27(A) OPER. EXPENSE  332,072
28(B) CONF. & TRAVEL  0
29(C) PROF. FEES  1,700
30(D) CAP. OUTLAY  0
31(E) DATA PROC.  0
32 (05)   PROMOTIONAL ITEMS  5,000
33TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $1,137,735
34
35SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - TOBACCO INSPECTION
36 PROGRAM - FEDERAL.      There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of
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1 Finance & Administration, to be payable from the federal funds as designated
2 by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating
3 expenses of the Department of Finance & Administration - Regulatory Division
4 - Tobacco Inspection Program - Federal for the fiscal year ending June 30,
5 2027, the following:
6
7 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
8  NO.  2026-2027
9 (01)   REGULAR SALARIES  $310,705
10 (02)   PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING  128,293
11 (03)   OVERTIME  17,041
12 (04)   MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
13(A) OPER. EXPENSE  480,000
14(B) CONF. & TRAVEL  5,000
15(C) PROF. FEES  31,242
16(D) CAP. OUTLAY  0
17(E) DATA PROC.  0
18TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $972,281
19
20SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - CIGARETTE FIRE SAFETY.
21 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance & Administration,
22 to be payable from the Cigarette Fire Safety Standard Fund, for personal
23 services and operating expenses to support fire safety and prevention
24 programs of the Department of Finance & Administration - Regulatory Division
25 - Cigarette Fire Safety for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the
26 following:
27
28 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
29  NO.  2026-2027
30 (01)   FIRE SAFETY & PREVENTION  $50,000
31
32SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - SPIRITUOUS AND VINOUS
33 BEVERAGES.   There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance &
34 Administration, to be payable from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Fund, for
35 promotion, education, training, alcohol safety awareness, enforcement
36 activities, equipment and vehicle purchases of the Department of Finance &
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1 Administration - Regulatory Division for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2 2027, the following:
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4 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
5  NO.  2026-2027
6 (01)   PROMOTION, EDUCATION, TRAINING, SAFETY
7AWARENESS ENROLLMENT  $300,000
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9SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - REVENUE ENFORCEMENT.
10 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance & Administration -
11 Regulatory Division, to be payable from the Arkansas Tobacco Control Revenue
12 Fund, for personal services and operating expenses related to carrying out
13 the purposes authorized in ACA 19-43-303 of the Department of Finance &
14 Administration - Regulatory Division for the fiscal year ending June 30,
15 2027, the following:
16
17 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
18  NO.  2026-2027
19 (01)   REGULAR SALARIES  $657,295
20 (02)   PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING  247,846
21 (03)   OVERTIME  5,000
22 (04)   MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
23(A) OPER. EXPENSE  127,817
24(B) CONF. & TRAVEL  10,000
25(C) PROF. FEES  500
26(D) CAP. OUTLAY  50,000
27(E) DATA PROC.  0
28TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $1,098,458
29
30SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - REGULATORY DIVISION - UNTAXED TOBACCO
31 FORFEITURE.     There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance &
32 Administration - Regulatory Division, to be payable from the cash fund
33 deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of
34 the State, for operational expenses and expense associated with untaxed
35 tobacco forfeiture authorized in ACA 26-57-247 for the fiscal year ending
36 June 30, 2027, the following:
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2 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
3  NO.  2026-2027
4 (01)    UNTAXED TOBACCO FORFEITURE  $100,000
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6SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - MEDICAL MARIJUANA COMMISSION.     There is
7 hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance & Administration, to be
8 payable from the Medical Marijuana Commission Fund, for refunds and
9 reimbursements related to agency medical marijuana expenses of the Department
10 of Finance & Administration - Alcoholic Beverage Control Administration for
11 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following:
12
13 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
14  NO.  2026-2027
15 (01)    REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS  $500,000
16
17SECTION 11. REGULAR SALARIES - RACING COMMISSION.      There is hereby
18 established for the Department of Finance and Administration - Racing
19 Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of
20 regular employees.
21
22Maximum Annual
23Maximum  Salary Rate
24  Item   Class  No. of  Fiscal Year
25   No.   Code    Title  Employees  2026-2027
26   (1)   PRP03C DFA ASSISTANT DIVISION ADMIN  1  GRADE SPC08
27   (2)   LAT04P ATTORNEY II  1  GRADE SPC05
28   (3)   PAS01P ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST  8  GRADE SGS05
29   (4)   TGT03I VETERINARY AIDE  4  GRADE SGS01
30MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES  14
31
32SECTION 12. EXTRA HELP - RACING COMMISSION.   There is hereby
33 authorized, for the Department of Finance and Administration - Racing
34 Commission for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of
35 part-time or temporary employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from
36 funds appropriated herein for such purposes: thirty-one (31) temporary or
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1 part-time employees, when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those
2 provided in the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act, or its
3 successor, or this act for the appropriate classification.
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5SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - RACING COMMISSION - STATE OPERATIONS.
6 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance & Administration,
7 to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account, for personal
8 services and operating expenses of the Department of Finance & Administration
9 - Racing Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following:
10
11 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
12  NO.  2026-2027
13 (01)   REGULAR SALARIES  $726,390
14 (02)   EXTRA HELP  460,000
15 (03)   PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING  313,686
16 (04)   OVERTIME  10,000
17 (05)   MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
18(A) OPER. EXPENSE  290,914
19(B) CONF. & TRAVEL  7,500
20(C) PROF. FEES  50,000
21(D) CAP. OUTLAY  0
22(E) DATA PROC.  0
23TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $1,858,490
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25SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - RACING COMMISSION - CASH OPERATIONS.    There
26 is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance & Administration, to be
27 payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by
28 the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for personal services and operating
29 expenses of the Department of Finance & Administration - Racing Commission
30 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following:
31
32 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
33  NO.  2026-2027
34 (01)   EXTRA HELP  $200,000
35 (02)   PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING  120,409
36 (03)   MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
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1(A) OPER. EXPENSE  600,000
2(B) CONF. & TRAVEL  5,000
3(C) PROF. FEES  50,000
4(D) CAP. OUTLAY  0
5(E) DATA PROC.  0
6 (04)   REFUND/REIMBURSEMENTS  5,000
7TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $980,409
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9SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - RACING COMMISSION - PURSES AND AWARDS FUND.
10 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and
11 Administration, to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State
12 Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for
13 transfers to the Department of Finance and Administration - Racing Commission
14 - Purses and Awards Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the
15 following:
16
17 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
18  NO.  2026-2027
19 (01)   REFUNDS/INVESTMENTS/TRANSFERS  $25,000,000
20
21SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - RACING COMMISSION - COMPULSIVE GAMBLING
22 ADDICTION.    There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance &
23 Administration, to be payable from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund Account,
24 for compulsive gambling disorder treatment and educational programs as
25 defined by Amendment 100 to the Arkansas Constitution by the Department of
26 Finance & Administration - Racing Commission for the fiscal year ending June
27 30, 2027, the following:
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29 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
30  NO.  2026-2027
31 (01)   GAMBLING ADDICTION TREATMENT &
32EDUCATION PROGRAMS  $200,000
33
34SECTION 17. REGULAR SALARIES - RACING COMMISSION - CASINO GAMING
35 SECTION.     There is hereby established for the Department of Finance and
36 Administration - Racing Commission - Casino Gaming Section for the 2026-2027
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1 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees.
2
3Maximum Annual
4Maximum        Salary Rate
5  Item   Class  No. of        Fiscal Year
6   No.   Code    Title  Employees  2026-2027
7   (1)   PRP07P REVENUE DIVISION SUPERVISOR/EXPERT  1      GRADE SPC07
8   (2)   PTA01P TAX AUDIT SUPERVISOR/EXPERT  3      GRADE SPC06
9   (3)   PTA03P TAX AUDITOR II  4      GRADE SPC04
10   (4)   PTA02P TAX AUDITOR I  2      GRADE SPC01
11   (5)   PRP06P REVENUE COORDINATOR  3      GRADE SGS05
12   (6)   PRP02P CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST  27  GRADE SGS03
13MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES  40
14
15SECTION 18. APPROPRIATION - RACING COMMISSION - CASINO GAMING SECTION.
16 There is hereby appropriated, to the Department of Finance and
17 Administration, to be payable from the State Central Services Fund, for
18 personal services and operating expenses of the Department of Finance and
19 Administration - Racing Commission for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027,
20 the following:
21
22 ITEM  FISCAL YEAR
23  NO.  2026-2027
24 (01)    REGULAR SALARIES  $1,816,026
25 (01.1) OVERTIME  $5,000
26 (02)    PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING  739,222
27 (03)    MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION
28(A) OPER. EXPENSE  20,000
29(B) CONF. & TRAVEL  4,000
30(C) PROF. FEES  0
31(D) CAP. OUTLAY  0
32(E) DATA PROC.  0
33TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED  $2,584,248
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35SECTION 19. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.   Disbursement of funds
36 authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency
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1 and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and
2 the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and
3 Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary
4 Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal
5 control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by
6 the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be
7 strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds.
8
9      SECTION 20. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.     It is the intent of the General
10 Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations
11 contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for
12 which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive
13 Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget
14 manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or
15 summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative
16 Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption.
17
18      SECTION 21. EMERGENCY CLAUSE.      It is found and determined by the
19 General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits
20 the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the
21 effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of
22 the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in
23 the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the
24 effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm
25 upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental
26 programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act
27 being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health
28 and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026.
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33APPROVED: 5/1/26
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