Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 222 — TO AMEND THE MEDICAID PROVIDER-LED ORGANIZED CARE ACT; TO CLARIFY MARKETING BY PROVIDERS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROVIDER-LED ORGANIZED CARE ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Last action — Notification that SB222 is now Act 301

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  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 February 12, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on March 18, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    2 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill clarifies marketing rules for Medicaid providers.

This bill amends the Medicaid Provider-Led Organized Care Act to provide clearer marketing guidelines for direct service providers. It allows them to communicate their network status to potential and current Medicaid enrollees without facing marketing violations.

What this means for you
  • Consumers: This means you will receive clearer information from providers about their network status, helping you make informed choices.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill SB 222, there has been a change indicating that the bill has been updated or approved more recently than before. The specific mention of "Act 301 of the Regular Session" has been removed, which suggests that this is no longer a reference point for the bill. These changes are significant because they clarify the bill’s current status and alignment with recent legislative actions, ensuring that all parties are aware of its up-to-date context.

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Notification that SB222 is now Act 301

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

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

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  6. Read the third time and passed.

  7. Rules suspended.

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

  9. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  10. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1

  11. Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

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

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

  14. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

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

  16. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

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

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

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

  20. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  21. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  22. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  23. EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED

  24. Read the third time and passed.

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

  26. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE

  27. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 124 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (124)

124 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 222?
SB 222 is sponsored by Keith Brooks, Karilyn Brown, Brandon Achor, Andrew Collins, Howard M. Beaty, Jr., Ashley Hudson, Greg Leding, Dave Wallace, Clarke Tucker, Blake Johnson, Ben Gilmore, Jonathan Dismang, Lee Johnson, and Breanne Davis.
What is the current status of SB 222?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2025. Enacted.
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