SB709 - Healthcare Reform Accountability Act

• Creates the "Healthcare Reform Accountability Act" in Arkansas Code Title 25, Chapter 1, based on principles of state sovereignty and the Tenth Amendment.

• Prohibits state departments and agencies from implementing or enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148) unless specifically authorized under existing state legislation or rules.

• Requires state agencies implementing any part of the federal healthcare law to submit detailed reports to the legislature including the specific state authorization, affected population estimates, implementation costs, duties created, and consequences of non-compliance.

• Mandates that all required reports be publicly accessible through the Arkansas state government website.

• Declares an emergency effective upon the Governor's approval (or automatic passage if not vetoed), citing that state agencies have already begun performing acts requiring website notification under this law.