Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 491 — TO REQUIRE A VENDOR THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DIVISION TO SUBMIT DATA FOR VERIFICATION BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT; TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY ON A VENDOR THAT PROVIDES INACCURATE DATA; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Last action — Notification that SB491 is now Act 956

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on April 22, 2025.

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Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 3 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 491 has made a couple of important changes. It includes two new lines of text that likely clarify or enhance the bill's intentions. Additionally, references to "Act 956 of the Regular Session" have been removed, which could mean the bill is no longer linked to that specific act or that it seeks to remove certain provisions associated with it. This matters because these changes can affect how the bill is implemented and understood moving forward.

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Act 956 of the Regular Session Act 956 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
Hammer APPROVED:
Hammer 3 04-15-2025 09:15:44 ANS402
4/21/25 3 04-15-2025 09:15:44 ANS402
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Notification that SB491 is now Act 956

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  6. Motion to Expunge the Vote by which Emergency Clause failed of adoption. Motion carried.

  7. Emergency Clause failed of adoption.

  8. Read the third time and passed.

  9. Rules suspended.

  10. House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.

  11. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  12. Rules suspended.

  13. Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .

  14. Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1

  15. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  16. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  17. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  18. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

  19. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

  20. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1

  21. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

  22. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  23. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  24. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  25. Read the third time and passed.

  26. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

  27. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

  28. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (136)

136 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 491?
SB 491 is sponsored by Brandon Achor and Kim Hammer.
What is the current status of SB 491?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2025. Enacted.
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