# Arkansas HB1384: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENCY EXPANSION BOARD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Arkansas HB1384, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENCY EXPANSION BOARD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jonathan Dismang (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-27 (Notification that HB1384 is now Act 196) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1384-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1384 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENCY EXPANSION BOARD; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-02-27, Notification that HB1384 is now Act 196 - Sponsors: Jonathan Dismang (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (134 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Startup grants for Arkansas residency programs: benefit, low. The law replaces planning grants with competitive startup grants for Arkansas groups creating or expanding medical residency programs. Grants can support added first-year residency or fellowship positions. Funding may last through the program, plus up to two years before enrollment for setup and ac… - Extra grants end for medical residents: cost, medium. The law ends the requirement to use leftover funds for grants supporting extra years of medical residency. These grants were available only after other required grants were funded and money remained. Residents had to complete at least three years of residency and enroll in a qualifying shortage fie… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jonathan Dismang (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Lee Johnson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 25, 2025 3:26:23 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 12, 2025 2:06:42 PM | pass | 99 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-02-27: Notification that HB1384 is now Act 196 (House) - 2025-02-26: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-25: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-25: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-25: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-12: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-11: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-10: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-10: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-10: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-03: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-03: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1384 - Introduced, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1384.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=196.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 - [HB1384 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1384.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=196.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-HB1384-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).