Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 626: TO REQUIRE FAIR AND TRANSPARENT REIMBURSEMENT RATES; TO ENSURE PARITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES; TO AMEND THE BILLING IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PATIENTS ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 626 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas Senate on April 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO REQUIRE FAIR AND TRANSPARENT REIMBURSEMENT RATES; TO ENSURE PARITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES; TO AMEND THE BILLING IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PATIENTS ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Primary sponsor: Lee Johnson (Republican), Missy Irvin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): 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): Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Johnson | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 47 |
| Missy Irvin | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 24 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Sine Die adjournment
- Recommended for study in the Interim Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
- Withdrawn from Committee and placed on calendar.
- Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
- REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
- Rules suspended.
- Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
- Filed