# Arkansas HB1209: FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFITS BY THE ARKANSAS JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM REGARDING THE SUBJECTION OF ANNUITY RIGHTS TO PROCESS OF LAW AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS. Arkansas HB1209, FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFITS BY THE ARKANSAS JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM REGARDING THE SUBJECTION OF ANNUITY RIGHTS TO PROCESS OF LAW AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ben Gilmore (Republican), Les Warren (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-20 (Notification that HB1209 is now Act 129); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1209-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1209 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFITS BY THE ARKANSAS JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM REGARDING THE SUBJECTION OF ANNUITY RIGHTS TO PROCESS OF LAW AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-02-20, Notification that HB1209 is now Act 129 - Sponsors: Ben Gilmore (Republican), Les Warren (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas judicial pension errors trigger payment corrections: mixed, medium. The Arkansas Judicial Retirement System’s director must correct record changes or errors that cause incorrect benefit payments. Adjustments must preserve the correct benefit’s value using actuarial calculations, as far as fair and practical. To recover overpayments, the system must identify them an… - Arkansas judicial pensions protected, with exceptions: mixed, low. The law protects Arkansas judicial pension rights, payments, returned contributions, other covered rights, and plan money from legal seizure. This includes garnishment, attachment, bankruptcy, insolvency, and other legal processes. Covered rights cannot be transferred to someone else except as the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ben Gilmore (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Les Warren (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, February 17, 2025 2:57:08 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 13, 2025 1:47:06 PM | pass | 99 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-02-20: Notification that HB1209 is now Act 129 (House) - 2025-02-18: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-17: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-17: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-17: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-17: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-13: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-02-13: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-11: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-01-23: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT (House) - 2025-01-23: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1209 - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1209.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=129.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1209 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1209.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=129.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1209-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).