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Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 257: TO AMEND THE MEDICAID FAIRNESS ACT; TO EXTEND THE APPEAL PERIOD FOR PROVIDERS IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM; AND TO REQUIRE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION IN NOTICES OF ADVERSE DECISIONS.

Enacted 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 257 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO AMEND THE MEDICAID FAIRNESS ACT; TO EXTEND THE APPEAL PERIOD FOR PROVIDERS IN THE ARKANSAS MEDICAID PROGRAM; AND TO REQUIRE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION IN NOTICES OF ADVERSE DECISIONS. Primary sponsor: Robin Lundstrum (Republican), Clint Penzo (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2025): Notification that SB257 is now Act 515.

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): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robin LundstrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Clint PenzoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“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. Notification that SB257 is now Act 515
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
  4. ORDERED ENROLLED
  5. Read the third time and passed.
  6. Rules suspended.
  7. House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
  8. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
  9. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1
  10. Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
  11. Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
  12. Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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