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State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H4/21/26 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HOUSE BILL 1041 3
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By: Joint Budget Committee 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERSONAL SERVICES 9
AND OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR 10
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR OTHER 11
PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
AN ACT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE 16
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 17
YEAR. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 23
for the Secretary of State for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the following 24
maximum number of regular employees. 25
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Maximum Annual 27
Maximum Salary Rate 28
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 29
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 30
(1) Q171U SEC OF STATE CHIEF DEPUTY 1 $160,067 31
(2) Q172U SEC OF STATE DEPUTY 2 $143,440 32
(3) Q580U SEC OF STATE MANAGING DIRECTOR 1 $132,095 33
(4) Q173U SEC OF STATE GENERAL COUNSEL 1 $128,543 34
(5) Q176U SEC OF STATE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR 8 $115,196 35
(6) Q178U SEC OF STATE CAPITOL POLICE CHIEF 1 $115,196 36
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(7) Q581U SEC OF STATE DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL 1 $106,659 1
(8) Q177U SEC OF STATE ASSOCIATE COUNSEL 1 $95,356 2
(9) Q181U SEC OF STATE POLICE CAPTAIN 1 $90,000 3
(10) Q183U SEC OF STATE DEPARTMENT MANAGER 7 $86,050 4
(11) Q440U SEC OF STATE CAPITOL POLICE LIEUTENANT 1 $84,000 5
(12) Q441U SEC OF STATE TRAINING SERGEANT 1 $82,500 6
(13) Q187U SEC OF STATE POLICE SERGEANT 6 $78,500 7
(14) Q197U SEC OF STATE PROJECT COORDINATOR II 4 $78,227 8
(15) Q198U SEC OF STATE BUSINESS ACCOUNTANT 3 $74,316 9
(16) Q201U SEC OF STATE CORPORAL 44 $71,295 10
(17) Q191U SEC OF STATE ELECTION COORDINATOR 8 $71,115 11
(18) Q193U SEC OF STATE MASTER TRADESPERSON 5 $71,115 12
(19) Q212U SEC OF STATE BLDGS & GRND SUPERVISOR I 5 $71,115 13
(20) Q195U SEC OF STATE INFO TECH ADMINISTRATOR 2 $69,633 14
(21) Q194U SEC OF STATE CREATIVE SPECIALIST III 4 $69,000 15
(22) Q582U SEC OF STATE OFFICE MANAGER 2 $69,000 16
(23) Q231U SEC OF STATE PROJECT COORDINATOR I 3 $67,560 17
(24) Q209U SEC OF STATE TRADESPERSON 4 $66,607 18
(25) Q200U SEC OF STATE CUSTOMER SVCS COORD 1 $66,607 19
(26) Q210U SEC OF STATE CORPORATIONS REP III 4 $64,650 20
(27) Q218U SEC OF STATE BUSINESS ASSISTANT 5 $62,500 21
(28) Q203U SEC OF STATE CREATIVE SPECIALIST II 4 $61,500 22
(29) Q208U SEC OF STATE MAINTENANCE WORKER II 3 $60,552 23
(30) Q215U SEC OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST III 9 $58,773 24
(31) Q219U SEC OF STATE CORPORATIONS REP II 17 $53,429 25
(32) Q216U SEC OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST II 7 $48,645 26
(33) Q221U SEC OF STATE FACILITIES SVC REP 14 $48,645 27
(34) Q222U SEC OF STATE MAINTENANCE WORKER I 3 $48,645 28
(35) Q225U SEC OF STATE DISPATCHER 3 $45,500 29
(36) Q229U SEC OF STATE MAIL CLERK 1 $45,000 30
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 187 31
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 33
the Secretary of State - Operations for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the 34
following maximum number of part-time or temporary employees, to be known as 35
"Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated herein for such purposes: 36
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forty-five (45) temporary or part-time employees, when needed, at rates of 1
pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform Classification and 2
Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the appropriate 3
classification. 4
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 6
to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the State Central Services 7
Fund, for personal services and operating expenses of the Secretary of State 8
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 9
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 11
NO. 2026-2027 12
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $12,239,181 13
(02) EXTRA HELP 144,909 14
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 4,406,669 15
(04) OVERTIME 33,000 16
(05) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 17
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 4,258,525 18
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 65,651 19
(C) PROF. FEES 205,956 20
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 210,000 21
(E) DATA PROC. 0 22
(06) SPECIAL MAINTENANCE 675,048 23
(07) BUILDING & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE 372,678 24
(08) ELECTION EXPENSES 3,088,029 25
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,699,646 26
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - CAPITOL POLICE. There is hereby 28
appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the State Central 29
Services Fund, for operating expenses of the Capitol Police of the Secretary 30
of State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 31
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 33
NO. 2026-2027 34
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 35
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $692,312 36
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(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 1
(C) PROF. FEES 0 2
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 157,285 3
(E) DATA PROC. 0 4
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $849,597 5
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - CAPITOL GROUNDS MONUMENT/MEMORIAL 7
PRESERVATION. There is hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be 8
payable from the Capitol Grounds Monument And Memorial Preservation Fund, for 9
various construction and operating expenses for the preservation of Monuments 10
and Memorials on the State Capitol Grounds by the Secretary of State for the 11
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 12
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 14
NO. 2026-2027 15
(01) VARIOUS OPERATING & CONSTRUCTION 16
EXPENSES FOR MONUMENT/MEMORIAL 17
PRESERVATION $77,456 18
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SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS STATE CAPITOL BUILDINGS & GROUNDS 20
RESTORATION - CASH. There is hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, 21
to be payable from the cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as 22
determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, from contributions and 23
donations for maintenance and restoration projects by the Secretary of State 24
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 25
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 27
NO. 2026-2027 28
(01) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 29
(A) OPER. EXPENSE $25,000 30
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 0 31
(C) PROF. FEES 0 32
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 0 33
(E) DATA PROC. 0 34
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $25,000 35
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SECTION 7. APPROPRIATION - ADMINISTRATIVE & MAINTENANCE - CASH. There 1
is hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from cash 2
funds as defined by Arkansas Code §19-4-801, for various operating and 3
associated expenses for administrative and maintenance expenses for the State 4
Capitol grounds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 5
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 7
NO. 2026-2027 8
(01) VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE & MAINTENANCE 9
EXPENSES $1,000,000 10
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SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION - FEE AND TAX REFUNDS. There is hereby 12
appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the Miscellaneous 13
Revolving Fund, for refunds and reimbursements of corporate filings fees and 14
franchise taxes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2026-2027 18
(01) REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS $550,000 19
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SECTION 9. APPROPRIATION - COUNTY VOTING SYSTEM GRANT FUND. There is 21
hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the County 22
Voting System Grant Fund, for professional fees and services for upgrading or 23
purchasing county voting systems, grants and aid for voting system equipment, 24
programming, maintenance or equipment and devices used to view voter 25
registration records at a polling location and refunds/reimbursements of fees 26
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 27
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 29
NO. 2026-2027 30
(01) COUNTY VOTING SYSTEMS GRANT $11,000,000 31
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SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION - ARKANSAS VIDEO SERVICE ACT. There is 33
hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the 34
Arkansas Video Service Fund, for the review and issue of certificates of 35
franchise authority and refunds/reimbursements of the Arkansas Video Service 36
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Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 1
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2026-2027 4
(01) ARKANSAS VIDEO SERVICE ACT $25,000 5
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SECTION 11. APPROPRIATION - NATIONAL STATUARY HALL COLLECTION. There 7
is hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the 8
National Statuary Hall Collection Trust Fund, for placement and replacement 9
of Arkansas statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United 10
States Capitol as provided under §1-4-134 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 11
2027, the sum of....................................................$750,000. 12
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SECTION 12. APPROPRIATION - HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT - FEDERAL. There is 14
hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the 15
federal funds as designated by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 16
expenditures requiring state matching for maintenance, operating expenses and 17
associated costs for the Help America Vote Act for the fiscal year ending 18
June 30, 2027, the sum of.........................................$4,000,000. 19
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SECTION 13. APPROPRIATION - GIFT SHOP AND CAFE. There is hereby 21
appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the cash funds as 22
defined by Arkansas Code §19-4-801, for personal services and miscellaneous 23
operating expenses of the Gift Shop and Cafe of the Secretary of State for 24
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the sum of....................$490,000. 25
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SECTION 14. APPROPRIATION - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES ELECTRONIC 27
FILING SYSTEM. There is hereby appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to 28
be payable from the Secretary of State Business and Commercial Services 29
Electronic Filing System Fund, for the maintenance and support of the 30
business and commercial services electronic filing system of the Business and 31
Commercial Services Electronic Filing System for the fiscal year ending June 32
30, 2027, the sum of..............................................$1,080,000. 33
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SECTION 15. APPROPRIATION - SECURITY. There is hereby appropriated, to 35
the Secretary of State, to be payable from the cash funds deposited in the 36
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State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, for 1
security of the Arkansas State Capitol and grounds for the fiscal year ending 2
June 30, 2027, the sum of.........................................$3,100,000. 3
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SECTION 16. APPROPRIATION - HVAC UPGRADE. There is hereby 5
appropriated, to the Secretary of State, to be payable from the cash funds 6
deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of 7
the State, for HVAC upgrade to North End of State Capitol building for the 8
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the sum of......................$9,100,000. 9
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SECTION 17. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 11
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 12
TRANSFER PROVISION. After receiving approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer 13
of the State, and prior review by the Arkansas Legislative Council or Joint 14
Budget Committee, the Agency is authorized to transfer appropriation from any 15
line item authorized in Operations appropriation to any other line item 16
authorized in Operations appropriation. 17
The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 18
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 19
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SECTION 18. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 21
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 22
PERMANENT GIFT SHOP. The Arkansas Secretary of State shall operate a gift 23
shop to be permanently located in a space on the first floor of the State 24
Capitol Building. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to maintain 25
a space on the first floor of the State Capitol Building for the use of a 26
gift shop. The Arkansas Secretary of State is prohibited from removing a 27
gift shop from the first floor of the State Capitol Building or to nullify or 28
void the provisions of this section. A space on the first floor of the State 29
Capitol Building shall be the only location for the Arkansas Secretary of 30
State gift shop operations and shall be the only location items of the 31
Arkansas Secretary of State gift shop are sold to the public. 32
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SECTION 19. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 34
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 35
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 36
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the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 1
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 2
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 3
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 4
the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 5
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 6
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SECTION 20. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 8
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 9
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 10
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 11
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 12
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 13
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 14
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 15
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SECTION 21. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the 17
General Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits 18
the appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 19
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 20
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 21
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 22
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 23
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 24
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 25
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 26
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 27
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