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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 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 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.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John PaytonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate22

“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. Sine Die adjournment
  2. Withdrawn by author.
  3. Withdrawn from Committee and placed on calendar.
  4. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
  5. Filed

Sources

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