Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 441 — TO CREATE THE JUNK LAWSUIT PREVENTION ACT OF 2025.

Last action — Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends existing laws related to unfair practices for discount cards in healthcare and modifies the enforcement actions and penalties related to these practices.

  • Arkansas Code § 4-106-202

    any Any person, firm, private corporation, municipal or other public corporation, or trade association, if injured, may maintain an action to enjoin a continuance of any act or acts in violation of this subchapter and for the recovery of to recover damages. → Any person, firm, private corporation, municipal or other public corporation, or trade association, if injured, may maintain an action to enjoin a continuance of any act or acts in violation of this subchapter and to recover damages.

    The enforcement provision is streamlined to clarify that any injured party may seek damages.

  • Arkansas Code § 4-106-202

    to recover → and to recover

    Clarifies the language for seeking recovery in enforcement actions.

  • Arkansas Code § 4-106-201

    if: → if:

    Corrects spacing in the statutory text to enhance readability.

  • Arkansas Code § 4-106-202

    and that no further violations shall occur, an → and that no further violations shall occur, an action for individual damages or class-wide damages shall not be initiated against the business.

    Clarifies the conditions under which an action for damages may not be initiated.

  • Arkansas Code § 4-106-202

    three (3) → three

    Removes redundant parentheses for clarity.

  • Arkansas Code § 4-106-202

    January 1, 2021. → January 1, 2021.

    Establishes retroactivity for the act effective from a specified date.

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Died on House Calendar at Sine Die adjournment.

  2. Read the third time and failed.

  3. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  4. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  5. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  6. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  7. Upon Sounding of the Ballot SB 441 passed.

  8. Sounding of the Ballot on the passage of SB441. Five Hands were Seen.

  9. Read the third time and passed.

  10. Rules suspended.

  11. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  12. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  13. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  14. Rules suspended.

  15. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

  16. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

  17. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 135 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (135)

135 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 441?
SB 441 is sponsored by Clint Penzo, Aaron Pilkington, and Bart Hester.
What is the current status of SB 441?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 441?
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