# Arkansas HB1014: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF PROVIDER SERVICES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.

Arkansas HB1014, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF PROVIDER SERVICES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2026 Fiscal Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2026-04-23 (Notification that HB1014 is now Act 69) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1014
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2026 Fiscal Session
- Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF PROVIDER SERVICES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-04-01
- Last action: 2026-04-23, Notification that HB1014 is now Act 69
- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (190 yes, 18 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Arkansas funds provider oversight and staff: benefit, low. The law provides about $19.44 million for Arkansas’s Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance within Human Services. Funding covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The division can employ up to 186 regular workers and eight temporary or part-time workers as needed. Regular jobs have…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 21, 2026 1:47:11 PM | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | House | House Vote - Thursday, April 16, 2026 11:15:30 AM | pass | 82 | 9 | 2 |
| 2026-04-15 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 1:29:53 PM | pass | 74 | 9 | 12 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-23: Notification that HB1014 is now Act 69 (House)
- 2026-04-21: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2026-04-21: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2026-04-21: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House)
- 2026-04-16: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-15: Read the third time and failed. (House)
- 2026-04-14: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2026-04-08: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House)
- 2026-04-01: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1014 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1014.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=69.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F)

## Related bills

- SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted)
- HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted)
- HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted)
- SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted)
- HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted)
- HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. (enacted)

## Sources
- [HB1014 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1014.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=69.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F)

## Related
- [SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB31-2026F)
- [HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1066-2026F)
- [HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL Y…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1005-2026F)
- [SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEH…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB21-2026F)
- [HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY E…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1007-2026F)
- [HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1103-2026F)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1014-2026F (as of 2026-10-16).