Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 418: TO AMEND THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW THAT RESULTED FROM INITIATED ACT 4 OF 1948; AND TO ESTABLISH A REQUIREMENT FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURERS TO SPEND AT LEAST EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF PREMIUMS ON HEALTHCARE CLAIMS AND WAGE CLAIMS.

In committee Last action May 5, 2025: Sine Die adjournment

Plain-language summary

SB 418 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on March 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO AMEND THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW THAT RESULTED FROM INITIATED ACT 4 OF 1948; AND TO ESTABLISH A REQUIREMENT FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURERS TO SPEND AT LEAST EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF PREMIUMS ON HEALTHCARE CLAIMS AND WAGE CLAIMS. Primary sponsor: John Payton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Sine Die adjournment.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: John Payton (Republican).