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2025R: HB1190
TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR TEACHERS.
Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
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| Sponsor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vaught | lead |
| When | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2025, 8:26 a.m. CT | House | Filed |
| Jan 22, 2025, 4:38 p.m. CT | House | Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE |
| May 5, 2025, 10:25 a.m. CT | House | Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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| When | Meeting | Video |
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| Mar 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT | House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Committee Room 151 | Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar |
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DFA1 · Jan 29, 2025
Fiscal Impact Statement
Bill: HB1190
Bill Subtitle: TO CREATE AN INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR TEACHERS.
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Sponsor:
Rep. Vaught
Basic Change:
HB1190 creates an income tax exemption for the first $50,000 of wages earned by a teacher. A
teacher is defined as an individual who:
• Is employed in a teaching, instructional, or educational capacity;
• Is employed by a public school or open-enrollment charter school; and
• Spends more than 70% of his or her contracted or employed time in student instruction for grades
K-12.
HB1190 is effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Fiscal Impact:
FY2025 - $29.1M General Revenue Reduction
FY2026 - $58.2M General Revenue Reduction
[ The average salaries and number of potentially qualified teachers was obtained from the Arkansas
Public School Computer Network (APSCN) Annual Statistical report for the 2022/2023 year. Based on
this data, the State of Arkansas has 32,310 public school teachers and 1,335 charter school teachers
for a total of 33,645 potentially eligible teachers for the exemption. The esti
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