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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 SENATE BILL 33 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 ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE 10
COUNCIL, THE BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH, AND THE 11
INTERIM COMMITTEES OF THE ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 12
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; AND FOR 13
OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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Subtitle 17
AN ACT FOR THE BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE 18
RESEARCH AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 19
APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL 20
YEAR. 21
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 24
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SECTION 1. REGULAR SALARIES - OPERATIONS. There is hereby established 26
for the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative Council for the 27
2026-2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of regular employees. 28
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Maximum Annual 30
Maximum Salary Rate 31
Item Class No. of Fiscal Year 32
No. Code Title Employees 2026-2027 33
(1) Q030U DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF LEGIS RESEARCH 1 GRADE EXE04 34
(2) Q303C BLR CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE EXE03 35
(3) Q302C DEPUTY DIRECTOR 3 GRADE EXE03 36
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(4) Q307C ADMIN RULES CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE EXE02 1
(5) Q305C BLR CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER 1 GRADE EXE02 2
(6) Q306C LEGAL RES & DRAFT CHIEF LEGAL CSL 1 GRADE EXE02 3
(7) Q308C STATUTORY REV CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL 1 GRADE EXE02 4
(8) Q314C COMMITTEE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SPC10 5
(9) Q310C LEGISLATIVE BUDGET ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE SPC10 6
(10) Q309C LEGISLATIVE PERSONNEL ADMIN 1 GRADE SPC10 7
(11) Q313C RESEARCH & POLICY ANALYSIS ADMIN 1 GRADE SPC10 8
(12) Q321C LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY III 23 GRADE SPC08 9
(13) Q272C LEGISLATIVE ECONOMIST 2 GRADE SPC08 10
(14) Q322C LEGISLATIVE EDITOR COORDINATOR 1 GRADE SPC06 11
(15) Q323C LEGISLATIVE STATE BUDGET EXPERT 10 GRADE SPC06 12
(16) Q324C LEGISLATIVE STATE PERSONNEL EXPERT 5 GRADE SPC06 13
(17) Q325C LEGISLATIVE EDITOR LEAD 7 GRADE SPC04 14
(18) Q326C LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH LEAD 7 GRADE SPC04 15
(19) Q327C LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE LEAD 10 GRADE SGS10 16
(20) Q328C LEGISLATIVE ADMIN SVC SR. ANALYST 3 GRADE SGS09 17
(21) Q330C LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 1 GRADE SGS08 18
(22) Q329C LEGISLATIVE HR ANALYST 1 GRADE SGS08 19
(23) Q331C LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST III 4 GRADE SGS06 20
(24) Q065C OFFICE SERVICES SUPERVISOR 1 GRADE SGS06 21
(25) Q110C LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST II 8 GRADE SGS05 22
(26) Q128C LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST 16 GRADE SGS04 23
(27) Q332C LEGISLATIVE INV/FAC SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS04 24
(28) Q333C LEGISLATIVE ADMIN SPECIALIST 1 GRADE SGS03 25
(29) Q304C BLR CHIEF INFORMATION TECH OFFICER 1 GRADE IST14 26
(30) Q312C LEGISLATIVE NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR 1 GRADE IST13 27
(31) Q311C LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMMER ADMIN 1 GRADE IST13 28
(32) Q315C LEGISLATIVE APPLICATIONS EXPERT 5 GRADE IST11 29
(33) Q316C LEGISLATIVE IT INFRASTRUCTURE EXP 4 GRADE IST11 30
(34) Q317C LEGISLATIVE WEBSITE SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST07 31
(35) Q319C LEGISLATIVE DATA SPECIALIST 1 GRADE IST05 32
(36) Q318C LEGISLATIVE USER IT EXPERT 5 GRADE IST05 33
(37) Q320C LEGISLATIVE MEDIA ENGINEER 1 GRADE IST04 34
MAX. NO. OF EMPLOYEES 134 35
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SECTION 2. EXTRA HELP - OPERATIONS. There is hereby authorized, for 1
the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative Council for the 2026-2
2027 fiscal year, the following maximum number of part-time or temporary 3
employees, to be known as "Extra Help", payable from funds appropriated 4
herein for such purposes: thirty-one (31) temporary or part-time employees, 5
when needed, at rates of pay not to exceed those provided in the Uniform 6
Classification and Compensation Act, or its successor, or this act for the 7
appropriate classification. 8
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SECTION 3. APPROPRIATION - OPERATIONS. There is hereby appropriated, 10
to the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative Council, to be 11
payable from the State Central Services Fund, for personal services, 12
operating expenses, contingency, committee rooms, and construction and 13
capital improvements of the Bureau of Legislative Research and the 14
Legislative Council for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 15
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 17
NO. 2026-2027 18
(01) REGULAR SALARIES $11,860,244 19
(02) EXTRA HELP 150,000 20
(03) PERSONAL SERVICES MATCHING 3,827,527 21
(04) MAINT. & GEN. OPERATION 22
(A) OPER. EXPENSE 2,083,686 23
(B) CONF. & TRAVEL 218,002 24
(C) PROF. FEES 298,889 25
(D) CAP. OUTLAY 400,000 26
(E) DATA PROC. 0 27
(05) CONSTRUCTION/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 50,000 28
(06) CONTINGENCY 3,393,480 29
(07) COMMITTEE ROOMS 205,063 30
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $22,486,891 31
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SECTION 4. APPROPRIATION - INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDY EXPENSES. There is 33
hereby appropriated, to the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative 34
Council Disbursing Officer, to be payable from the State Central Services 35
Fund, for study expenses of the Committees of the Arkansas General Assembly 36
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for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 1
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 3
NO. 2026-2027 4
(01) INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDY EXPENSES $271,060 5
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SECTION 5. APPROPRIATION - INTERIM COMMITTEE EXPENSES. There is hereby 7
appropriated, to the Bureau of Legislative Research of the Legislative 8
Council Disbursing Officer, to be payable from the State Central Services 9
Fund, for paying per diem, expenses and mileage to members of the Arkansas 10
General Assembly attending regular and special meetings and other committee 11
related activities of the Committees of the Arkansas General Assembly for the 12
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the following: 13
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ITEM FISCAL YEAR 15
NO. 2026-2027 16
(01) PER DIEM, EXPENSES, AND MILEAGE FOR 17
MEMBERS OF THE ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 18
COMMITTEES $1,449,199 19
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SECTION 6. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS 21
CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. 22
CLASSIFICATION UTILIZATION. The Bureau of Legislative Research may utilize, 23
at the discretion of the Director of the Bureau of Legislative Research, the 24
following classifications as necessary. The use of these classifications 25
shall not be considered as increasing the number of positions authorized in 26
this act, only as a temporary reclassification or cross grade of a position. 27
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CODE TITLE GRADE 30
Q334C LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY IV SPC09 31
Q335C LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY II SPC05 32
Q336C LEGISLATIVE STATE BUDGET SENIOR ANALYST SPC05 33
Q337C LEGISLATIVE STATE PERSONNEL SENIOR ANALYST SPC05 34
Q338C LEGISLATIVE STATE BUDGET ANALYST SPC04 35
Q339C LEGISLATIVE STATE PERSONNEL ANALYST SPC04 36
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Q340C LEGISLATIVE ATTORNEY I SPC03 1
Q341C LEGISLATIVE EDITOR SENIOR ANALYST III SPC02 2
Q342C LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH SENIOR ANALYST SPC02 3
Q343C LEGISLATIVE EDITOR ANALYST II SPC01 4
Q344C LEGISLATIVE STATE BUDGET SPECIALIST SPC01 5
Q345C LEGISLATIVE STATE PERSONNEL SPECIALIST SPC01 6
Q346C LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ANALYST SPC01 7
Q347C LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE SENIOR ANALYST SGS08 8
Q348C LEGISLATIVE HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST SGS07 9
Q349C LEGISLATIVE EDITOR SPECIALIST I SGS06 10
Q350C LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ANALYST SGS06 11
Q364C LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH SPECIALIST SGS06 12
Q365C LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SPEC SGS05 13
Q353C LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE SPECIALIST SGS05 14
Q354C LEGISLATIVE IT INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER IST10 15
Q355C LEGISLATIVE APPLICATIONS COORDINATOR IST10 16
Q356C LEGISLATIVE IT INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICIAN IST08 17
Q357C LEGISLATIVE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER II IST08 18
Q358C LEGISLATIVE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER I IST07 19
Q359C LEGISLATIVE PROJECT ANALYST IST07 20
Q360C LEGISLATIVE IT INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIALIST IST06 21
Q361C LEGISLATIVE USER SUPPORT LEAD IST04 22
Q362C LEGISLATIVE USER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN IST03 23
Q363C LEGISLATIVE USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST IST02 24
Q370C LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ANALYST SGS07 25
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The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2025 27
2026 through June 30, 2026 2027. 28
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SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. Disbursement of funds 30
authorized by this act shall be limited to the appropriation for such agency 31
and funds made available by law for the support of such appropriations; and 32
the restrictions of the State Procurement Law, the General Accounting and 33
Budgetary Procedures Law, the Revenue Stabilization Law, the Regular Salary 34
Procedures and Restrictions Act, or their successors, and other fiscal 35
control laws of this State, where applicable, and regulations promulgated by 36
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the Department of Finance and Administration, as authorized by law, shall be 1
strictly complied with in disbursement of said funds. 2
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SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the General 4
Assembly that any funds disbursed under the authority of the appropriations 5
contained in this act shall be in compliance with the stated reasons for 6
which this act was adopted, as evidenced by the Agency Requests, Executive 7
Recommendations and Legislative Recommendations contained in the budget 8
manuals prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration, letters, or 9
summarized oral testimony in the official minutes of the Arkansas Legislative 10
Council or Joint Budget Committee which relate to its passage and adoption. 11
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SECTION 9. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It is found and determined by the General 13
Assembly, that the Constitution of the State of Arkansas prohibits the 14
appropriation of funds for more than a one (1) year period; that the 15
effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 2026 is essential to the operation of 16
the agency for which the appropriations in this Act are provided, and that in 17
the event of an extension of the legislative session, the delay in the 18
effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 2026 could work irreparable harm 19
upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental 20
programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act 21
being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health 22
and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 2026. 23
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