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SB 491
  • Introduced
    Mar 17, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Mar 31, 2025
  • Passed House
    Apr 16, 2025
  • Signed into Law
    Apr 22, 2025
SB 491
Arkansas Senate Bill
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TO REQUIRE A VENDOR THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DIVISION TO SUBMIT DATA FOR VERIFICATION BY AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT; TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY ON A VENDOR THAT PROVIDES INACCURATE DATA; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
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Senate • Apr 22, 2025: Notification that SB491 is now Act 956
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Act 956

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Mar 31, 2025, Senate
Read the third time and passed.
YES: 33
NO: 0
OTHER: 2
YES: 33

NO: 0

    ABSTAIN: 1

    EXCUSED: 1

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    Apr 16, 2025, Senate
    Read the third time and passed.
    YES: 19
    NO: 7
    OTHER: 9
    YES: 19

    NO: 7

    ABSTAIN: 6

    NOT VOTING: 3

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    Apr 16, 2025, Senate
    EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
    YES: 29
    NO: 0
    OTHER: 6
    YES: 29

    NO: 0

      ABSTAIN: 1

      NOT VOTING: 5

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      Apr 16, 2025, House
      Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
      YES: 96
      NO: 0
      OTHER: 4
      YES: 96

      NO: 0

        NOT VOTING: 4

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        • Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
          • Notification that SB491 is now Act 956
        • Apr 16, 2025 | Senate
          • Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
          • Rules suspended.
          • Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
          • House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
          • Rules suspended.
          • Read the third time and passed.
          • Emergency Clause failed of adoption.
          • Motion to Expunge the Vote by which Emergency Clause failed of adoption. Motion carried.
          • EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
          • ORDERED ENROLLED
          • Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
          • DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
        • Apr 16, 2025 | House
          • Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
          • EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
          • Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1
        • Apr 15, 2025 | House
          • Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
          • Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
          • REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
        • Apr 14, 2025 | House
          • Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
        • Mar 31, 2025 | House
          • RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
          • Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
        • Mar 31, 2025 | Senate
          • Read the third time and passed.
          • EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
          • Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
        • Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
          • Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
        • Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
          • Filed
          • Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
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