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AR HB1080

Bill

Status

Passed

1/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Evans

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Repeals Arkansas Code § 10-2-133, which required fiscal impact statements prepared by actuaries for any proposed legislation imposing new or increased costs on state entity health benefit plans

  • Eliminates the requirement that committees could not consider health benefit bills until a fiscal impact statement was provided to the committee chair

  • Repeals Arkansas Code § 21-5-421, which mandated that bills affecting the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Program be introduced within the first 15 calendar days of a regular session

  • Removes the three-fourths (¾) supermajority vote requirement previously needed to introduce health benefit plan bills after the 15-day deadline

  • Approved January 27, 2025 as Act 2 of the Regular Session

Legislative Description

To Repeal The Requirement For A Fiscal Impact Statement For Bills Related To Health Benefit Plans; And To Repeal The Bill Filing Deadline For Bills Affecting Health Benefit Plans Of Entities Of The State.

Last Action

Notification that HB1080 is now Act 2

1/27/2025

Committee Referrals

State Agencies & Governmental Affairs1/16/2025
Rules1/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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