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HB 1635

modifying the requirements of suicide prevention education policies in schools.

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Melissa Litchfield and 1 co-sponsor

Would have appropriated $5,000,000 to DFA for a grant to build the Arkansas Teaching Veterinarian Hospital at the Little Rock Zoo, FY 2025-26; died in committee.

Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
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Bill Summary · HB 1635

Summary — HB 1635

Status: Died in House committee (Sine Die adjournment)
Introduced: December 16, 2024
Primary sponsors (relevant to the Arkansas text): Rep. McCullough; Sen. C. Tucker
Subject classification: Appropriations

Note on source material: The provided document contains multiple, unrelated bill texts from different states (Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois) and mixed legislative actions. This summary focuses on the Arkansas House Bill 1635 content contained in the document — an appropriation for a teaching veterinarian hospital at the Little Rock Zoo — and notes relevant procedural outcomes included in the file.

Main purpose and intent

To appropriate state funds to provide a grant for construction‑related expenses for an Arkansas Teaching Veterinarian Hospital at the Little Rock Zoo. The appropriation is intended to support establishment of a teaching veterinary facility associated with the Little Rock Zoo.

Key provisions

  • Appropriation: $5,000,000 to the Department of Finance and Administration — Disbursing Officer.
    • Source: payable from a cash fund deposited in the State Treasury as determined by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.
    • Fiscal year covered: the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 (FY 2025‑2026).
    • Listed item in the bill: “GRANT FOR ARKANSAS TEACHING VETERINARIAN HOSPITAL AT THE LITTLE ROCK ZOO — $5,000,000.”
  • Compliance and oversight (original text):
    • Disbursement limited to available appropriations and must comply with State Procurement Law, General Accounting and Budgetary Procedures Law, Revenue Stabilization Law, Regular Salary Procedures and Restrictions Act, and other applicable fiscal control laws and DFA regulations.
    • (Amendment H2 deleted Section 2 in its entirety — i.e., removed that compliance section — and renumbered subsequent sections.)
  • Legislative intent: funds must be used consistent with the reasons documented in agency requests, executive recommendations, and legislative committee records.
  • Emergency clause: bill declared necessary to be effective July 1, 2025, to prevent irreparable harm and to ensure timely operation of the relevant agency/program.

Who would be affected

  • Little Rock Zoo: recipient of the grant and sponsor of the proposed teaching veterinarian hospital.
  • Department of Finance and Administration — Disbursing Officer: responsible for disbursing the grant.
  • Veterinary educators, students, zoo staff, and animals: would benefit from a teaching hospital and related services.
  • Contractors and vendors involved in construction and associated project delivery.
  • State budget: a $5.0 million cash fund appropriation for FY 2025‑2026.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Engrossed versions noted on March 5 and March 18, 2025; Amendment H1 added Sen. C. Tucker as co‑sponsor; Amendment H2 deleted the compliance section (Section 2).
  • Emergency clause makes the act effective July 1, 2025, if enacted.
  • Outcome: HB 1635 did not become law; it died in House committee at Sine Die adjournment (May 5, 2025).

Related bill

  • Companion: SB 622 (listed in the source material).

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