# Arkansas SB38: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas SB38, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-03-20 (Notification that SB38 is now Act 378); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB38-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB38 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-03-20, Notification that SB38 is now Act 378 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for spinal cord care: benefit, medium. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission gets about $3.01 million for staff, operations, and services. This includes $261,610 for long-term attendant care and $772,000 for spinal treatment. Separate operating funds include $28,000 in federal money and $50,000 from a state… - Funding chiropractic oversight and complaint investigations: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Arkansas provides $202,630 for Chiropractic Board staff and operations. Payments come from a treasury cash fund as determined by the state's chief fiscal officer. Within its professional-fees budget, $10,000 is available for independent investigations and inspections… - Funding for health professional licensing boards: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, board operating funds include $11,000 for acupuncture and $20,517 for athletic training. Alcohol and drug abuse counselor oversight gets $31,966; the separate Counseling Board gets $454,415, including temporary staff and overtime. Dietetics licensing gets $71,035, an… - Funding for medical and dental oversight: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, Arkansas provides about $3.53 million for Medical Board staff and operations. This includes temporary staff and refunds or reimbursements. The Dental Examiners Board gets $372,734 for staff and operations. Both amounts come from state treasury cash funds, with paymen… - Recovery support for licensed healthcare professionals: benefit, low. From July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, three licensing boards can fund foundations helping healthcare professionals with alcohol or drug problems. Annual spending amounts are $15 per licensed dentist, $30 per licensed physician, and $10 per licensed podiatrist. Recipient foundations must be Arkansas 501(… - Funding transfers for nursing student loans: benefit, low. Beginning July 30, 2025, the Nursing Board can request transfers of up to $100,000 per fiscal year for student loans. Money moves from the Nursing Fund to the treasury cash fund supporting the Student Loan Program appropriation. The state's chief fiscal officer must approve the transfer. This autho… - Medical Board funds support residency expansion: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Medical Board must transfer $500,000 annually, or the available amount, to support residency expansion. Transfers come only from board cash funds not already committed or allocated. The money goes to the Division of Higher Education's Graduate Medical Education Fund. It… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-18 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:25:30 PM | pass | 94 | 1 | 2 | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 4:18:10 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-03-20: Notification that SB38 is now Act 378 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Returned To Senate as Passed. (House) - 2025-03-18: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-03-18: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-18: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2025-03-18: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2025-03-17: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House) - 2025-03-17: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-17: Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2025-03-10: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB38 - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB38.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=378.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [SB38 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB38.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=378.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-SB38-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).