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2025R: HB1312 ACT 909

TO AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AMOUNTS UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003.

Latest action: Notification that HB1312 is now Act 909

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Sponsor	Role
Brooks	lead
B. McKenzie	cosponsor
Cozart	cosponsor
Evans	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 29, 2025, 2:58 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Jan 29, 2025, 5:43 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Apr 7, 2025, 8:43 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Apr 7, 2025, 8:43 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Apr 7, 2025, 11:26 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 8, 2025, 1:41 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2
Apr 9, 2025, 8:34 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Apr 9, 2025, 8:34 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Apr 9, 2025, 12:01 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 10, 2025, 3:45 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 10, 2025, 6:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Apr 10, 2025, 6:13 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 14, 2025, 10:39 a.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 15, 2025, 2:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 15, 2025, 2:37 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 15, 2025, 4:26 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 15, 2025, 4:26 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 16, 2025, 8:43 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 21, 2025, 11:26 a.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1312 is now Act 909

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 14, 2025, 8:00 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 15, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Brooks, filed Apr 3, 2025, 4:25 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1312 TO AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AMOUNTS UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003.; H2 (House) by Brooks, filed Apr 8, 2025, 1:21 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1312 TO AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AMOUNTS UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003..

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Brooks	Apr 3, 2025, 4:25 p.m. CT
H2	House	Brooks	Apr 8, 2025, 1:21 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Apr 7, 2025

Fiscal Impact Statement ______________________________________________________________________________ DATE 4/7/25 BILL HB1312/SB149 SPONSOR BROOKS/ENGLISH SUBTITLE TO AMEND PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AMOUNTS UNDER THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF 2003. ____________________________________________________________________________ TOPIC District Funding AFFECTED FUNDS PSF REVENUE IMPACT FY26 over 25 FY27 over 26 Foundation Funding 149,888,441 (96,073,970) Add'l FF Savings (63,890,240) ELL 887,854 1,039,509 ALE 682,576 698,828 ESA 6,890,628 6,032,320 Declining 1,251,765 669,102 Growth 1,544,921 825,801 Special Education High Cost Occurrence 434,000 444,763 161,580,185 (150,253,887) ASSUMPTIONS - BASED ON: For Foundation Funding the division projected a 4% Growth in assessment, a .5% growth in Prepared by the Arkansas Department of Education traditional districts, 5% growth in charter schools. English Language, Alternative Learning, Declining enrollment, and student growth are based on 2025 student trends. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS Based on the February 28, 2025 Milliman Interim Monitoring Report EBD will need an additional transfer of approximatley 34M in FY26. In FY27 EBD is removed from the Fo

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 14, 2025, 10:39 a.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · House · Apr 8, 2025, 1:41 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1291

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 2:37:48 PM · arkleg

34Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (34)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

House · RCS 1167

Thursday, April 10, 2025 3:45:59 PM · arkleg

93Yea

3Nay

4Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (93)

Nay (3)

Not voting (4)

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In the News

News stories that mention HB1312, found by bill number and title words and filtered for Arkansas coverage. Checked about every 12 hours for bills people follow.

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Arkansas Advocate · Mar 26, 2026
As Arkansas embraces vouchers, public school funding lags behind national, regional norms
Arkansas Times · Mar 8, 2026
Public school funding remains source of debate in Arkansas’ Freedom Accounts program - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Sep 7, 2025
Legislation to increase per-student funding passes the Arkansas Senate - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Apr 15, 2025

Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 9:24 p.m. CT.

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