Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

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.

Enacted Last action April 22, 2025: Notification that SB491 is now Act 956

Plain-language summary

SB 491 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on March 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Brandon Achor (Republican), Kim Hammer (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): Notification that SB491 is now Act 956.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Brandon Achor (Republican); Kim Hammer (Republican).