# Arkansas HB1253: TO ADOPT THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS. Arkansas HB1253, TO ADOPT THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Justin Boyd (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-20 (Notification that HB1253 is now Act 384) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1253-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1253 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO ADOPT THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-03-20, Notification that HB1253 is now Act 384 - Sponsors: Justin Boyd (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Emergency medical workers gain interstate practice: benefit, low. Arkansas joins the interstate compact for emergency medical services workers. Eligible workers can practice in other member states without getting a separate license there. They must be at least 18, hold a current unrestricted member-state license, and work under a medical director. Their home stat… - Faster medical licensing for military families: benefit, low. Member states must speed up emergency medical services license applications for covered military-connected applicants. This includes veterans, active service members, Guard or Reserve members separating from an active-duty tour, and their spouses. States must accept their current, valid, unrestrict… - Arkansas medical applicants face both checks: cost, low. Initial Arkansas emergency medical services license applicants must complete both state and national criminal history checks. Applicants must provide fingerprints and pay the applicable fees for both checks. The checks must meet applicable federal standards. Five years of continuous Arkansas reside… - Member states face medical compact charges: cost, low. The commission may charge annual assessments to member states or fees to other parties for costs other revenue does not cover. It sets the allocation formula by rule, and collections must cover the unfunded share of its approved annual budget. The law sets no specific charge amount. The commission… - Medical workers get privacy, ongoing monitoring: mixed, low. Only the affected applicant or licensee, or their authorized representative, can examine that person's criminal history information. Records must stay in Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau custody. The Department of Health may join arrest-alert systems and submit fingerprints to the FBI fo… - Medical workers face coordinated interstate discipline: mixed, low. Only the home state can discipline a license it issued; another member state can restrict practice within its borders. A restricted, suspended, or limited home-state license blocks interstate practice until restored, unless both states give prior written authorization. Home-state discipline orders… - New commission sets medical licensing rules: mixed, low. A joint public commission administers the compact, with one voting delegate from each member state. Its uniform rules bind Arkansas and other members. Meetings occur at least annually and are generally public, with limited closed sessions. Rulemaking generally requires 60 days' notice and public co… - States share medical worker licensing records: mixed, low. The interstate commission must maintain a shared database for emergency medical services licensing and oversight. States must submit identifying and license data, significant investigation information, discipline, practice restrictions, license denials with reasons, and required administrative info… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Lee Johnson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 3:27:30 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 4, 2025 2:12:29 PM | pass | 99 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-03-20: Notification that HB1253 is now Act 384 (House) - 2025-03-18: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-03-17: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-03-17: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-17: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-03: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-03: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-03: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-27: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2 (House) - 2025-02-26: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-26: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-27: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-27: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1253 - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1253.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=384.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 - [HB1253 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1253.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=384.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-HB1253-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).