# Arkansas HB1105: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - SECRETARY'S OFFICE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1105, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - SECRETARY'S OFFICE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-04-22 (Notification that HB1105 is now Act 1004) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1105-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1105 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - SECRETARY'S OFFICE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Notification that HB1105 is now Act 1004 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (130 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Lawmakers review Arkansas human services operations: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law directs a comprehensive legislative review of DHS. The Legislative Council's Hospital and Medicaid Study Subcommittee leads it when Council co-chairs direct, after consulting subcommittee co-chairs. The review covers policies, staffing, revenues, and spending… - Arkansas funds human services building repairs: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law creates a temporary DHS Renovation Fund. It provides about $15.91 million for constructing, buying, renovating, maintaining, repairing, and equipping Secretary's Office buildings. The fund can also cover federal disallowances—amounts the federal government re… - Arkansas funds human services staff and operations: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the law funds Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) staff and operations. It authorizes one Secretary position, up to 650 regular operations employees, and up to 28 temporary workers. Secretary funding totals $355,720: $287,042 for salary and $68,678 for relate… - State hospital repair reimbursements return to reserves: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2024, DHS must return Arkansas State Hospital storm-repair insurance reimbursements and money left after repairs. Money goes to the Emergency Budget Directive or Contingency Set-Aside in the Restricted Reserve Fund when active with a positive balance. Otherwise, it goes to the Gen… - Arkansas allows transfers but protects Medicaid funding: mixed, low. From July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, DHS can move funds between state agencies or DHS divisions for federal matching payments. These payments must cover services eligible for federal reimbursement under DHS programs. The chief fiscal officer must approve these transfers, and DHS must report them quarte… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-15 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 2:27:51 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 14, 2025 2:23:36 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-22: Notification that HB1105 is now Act 1004 (House) - 2025-04-16: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-15: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-15: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-15: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-04-14: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-14: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2025-04-14: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2025-04-10: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-04-10: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2 (House) - 2025-03-12: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-12: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-13: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-01-13: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1105 - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1105.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=1004.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1105 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1105.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=1004.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1105-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).