# Arkansas HB1211: TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFY LANGUAGE FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFITS UNDER THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Arkansas HB1211, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFY LANGUAGE FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFITS UNDER THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ben Gilmore (Republican), Les Warren (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-20 (Notification that HB1211 is now Act 131); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1211
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFY LANGUAGE FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF BENEFITS UNDER THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-02-20, Notification that HB1211 is now Act 131
- Sponsors: Ben Gilmore (Republican), Les Warren (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (132 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Public workers’ pension pay expands with caps: mixed, medium. The law counts more types of pay toward Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System (APERS) benefits. These include career service recognition payments (§ 21-5-106) and payments under § 21-5-1101, including lump sums. It also includes lump sums under §§ 21-5-211 and 21-5-227, and bonuses under § 2…
- Retirees face payment limits, keep retirement choices: mixed, medium. Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System retirees cannot start pension payments until all employment-termination requirements are satisfied. Members and former members who fail those requirements forfeit benefits until they satisfy them. That failure does not cancel a member’s retirement electi…

## 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 3:02:28 PM | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 13, 2025 1:49:39 PM | pass | 98 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-02-20: Notification that HB1211 is now Act 131 (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: 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: 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

- HB1211 - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1211.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=131.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
- [HB1211 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1211.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=131.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1211-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).