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SB 38 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

This bill directs the Arkansas State Medical Board to annually transfer $500,000 from its unused funds to the Department of Education's Graduate Medical Education Fund. The funds are specifically designated to support expansion of medical residency programs in Arkansas. It directly affects medical residency training positions by providing new funding for these programs. The transfer begins immediately upon the bill's effective date and continues annually.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesTransfers $500k annually from unused medical board funds to fund medical residency expansion, directly supporting public education program funding within state budget appropriations.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill allocates $500k annually from Medical Board funds to expand medical residency programs, directly funding healthcare workforce development and training.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Mar 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 378 → SB 38 · 2 edits
MINOR
The document shows a transition from Act 378 to Senate Bill 38, with the primary change being the bill's identification and formatting. The legislative text indicates this is an updated version of the same bill, now labeled as SB 38 for the 95th General Assembly's Regular Session in 2025.
TECHNICAL

Removed the reference to 'Act 378 of the Regular Session' from the header, indicating a renumbering or rebranding of the legislation.

Added new header information identifying the document as 'SENATE BILL 38' for the 95th General Assembly, Regular Session 2025, with an engrossed date of S3/10/25.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB38 is now Act 378
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned To Senate as Passed.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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