HB 1253 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO ADOPT THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT IN ARKANSAS.

HB 1253, now Act 384, adopts the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact for Arkansas. This law allows licensed emergency medical services (EMS) personnel - such as EMTs and paramedics - from other states that have joined the compact to practice in Arkansas without obtaining a separate Arkansas license. The key mechanism simplifies licensure by recognizing valid out-of-state credentials, reducing administrative barriers for EMS workers crossing state lines. This directly affects Arkansas-based EMS providers and out-of-state professionals seeking to work in the state, streamlining their ability to serve communities.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed Mar 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 384 → HB 1253 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 384' to 'HB 1253' with no substantive policy changes. The legislative numbering and session identifiers were updated to reflect the new bill number and current session dates.

TECHNICAL

Bill title and session identifiers were updated from Act 384 to HB 1253 with new engrossment dates (H2/26/25 and H3/3/25).

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 20, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1253 is now Act 384

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from the Senate as passed.

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed.

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors