All Roll Calls
Yes: 114 • No: 11
ArkansasHB11572025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SURVIVOR ANNUITY BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN UNDER THE ARKANSAS TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Sponsored By: Justin Boyd (Republican), Mark Perry (Democratic)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More survivor benefits for Arkansas teachers’ children
Beginning July 1, 2025, Arkansas Teacher Retirement System child survivor benefits extend from age 18 until age 22, without requiring full-time school enrollment. A child found physically or mentally incapacitated by a court remains eligible at any age while that incapacity lasts. The law removes special benefit suspension and reinstatement rules for children on active military duty or training. Eligible surviving children of disability retirees and retirees who die after returning to work also qualify, unless named as the retiree’s option beneficiary. For these retirees’ children, eligibility, payment timing, and payment amounts follow the same rules used for children of active members.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Justin Boyd
Republican • Senate
Mark Perry
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/24/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, February 24, 2025 2:35:29 PM
Yes: 32 • No: 0
House vote • 2/19/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 2:09:11 PM
Yes: 82 • No: 11
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1157 is now Act 225
2/27/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
2/24/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
2/24/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
2/24/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
2/24/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/24/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
2/24/2025SenateRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.
2/19/2025SenateReceived from the House.
2/19/2025SenateEMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
2/19/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
2/19/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
2/18/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT
1/16/2025HouseFiled
1/16/2025House
Bill Text
HB1157 - Introduced
1/16/2025
Act Version
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