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SB 33 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

Senate Bill 33 allocates over $10 billion to the Department of Human Services - Division of Medical Services for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. These funds cover personal services and operating expenses for the division, including salaries for 91 regular employees and 10 temporary staff. A significant portion of the appropriation is directed towards grant payments for various medical services programs, such as ARKids B, hospital and medical services, prescription drugs, and both private and public nursing home care. The bill also provides funding for costs related to nursing home closures and long-term care facility receiverships. This ensures the continued operation of the division and funding for essential healthcare services for Arkansans.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $10B for medical services funding, directly supporting state budget allocation for essential healthcare programs and public services.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllocates $10B for medical services funding including ARKids B, hospital care, and prescription drugs, directly advancing healthcare access and programs.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 887 → SB 33 · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill update involves a minor formatting adjustment to a job classification list within the Department of Human Services, specifically correcting the spacing in the grade designation for the DHS Program Administrator position from 'GRADE GS09' to 'GRADE GS09' with proper alignment. No substantive policy, funding, or eligibility changes were made.
TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting spacing in the job classification table for the DHS Program Administrator position, changing 'GRADE GS09' to 'GRADE GS09' with proper alignment.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Apr 21, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB33 is now Act 887
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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