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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 157: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 157 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. Primary sponsor: Mark Perry (Democratic), Jim Dotson (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark PerryPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Jim DotsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Les WarrenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
  2. Re-referred to the Committee on PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT
  3. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
  4. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
  5. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
  6. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
  7. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
  8. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
  9. Read the third time and passed.
  10. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
  11. Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
  12. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source