Bill > HB1080

This bill repeals two existing Arkansas laws related to health benefit plans and legislative procedures. Specifically, it eliminates the requirement for a fiscal impact statement for bills that would impose new or increased cost obligations on state entities' health benefit plans, and removes the bill filing deadline for legislation affecting state and public school life and health insurance programs. The first repealed law (Arkansas Code § 10-2-133) previously mandated that bills imposing new health benefit plan costs must have a detailed fiscal impact statement prepared and attached before being considered by a legislative committee. The second repealed law (Arkansas Code § 21-5-421) previously restricted bills affecting health benefit plans to being introduced only during the first fifteen calendar days of a regular legislative session, with special voting requirements to introduce such bills after that deadline or during special sessions. By repealing these provisions, the bill essentially streamlines the legislative process for bills related to health benefit plans, removing procedural barriers and documentation requirements that previously existed.

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https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1080&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R