All Roll Calls
Yes: 128 • No: 0
ArkansasHB15952025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
TO ENACT THE STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL OMNIBUS AMENDMENT OF ARKANSAS INSURANCE CODE.
Sponsored By: Justin Boyd (Republican), Trey Steimel (Republican)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.
Arkansas ends its high-risk health pool
The law repeals Arkansas's Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool Act, ending the program's coverage, eligibility, funding, and insurer-assessment rules. It removes the pool's six-month wait for some preexisting-condition costs and related waivers with premium surcharges up to 10%. It also removes rules for recovering pool payments, collecting from third parties, and requiring consent for settlements. The pool board's specific duty to protect applicant and member records ends; other privacy laws are not repealed. These repeals do not create replacement coverage or new premium rules.
Workers' compensation plan must help employers
When the commissioner delegates workers' compensation plan work, the administrator must have enough staff and equipment to provide those services. The administrator need not maintain an Arkansas office. The administrator and its Arkansas personnel must help employers and agents resolve servicing-carrier problems and complaints. Complaint records go to the commissioner within 60 days after each calendar year or upon request. The law does not set a direct premium change.
Court-paper delivery rules for Arkansas insurers
In Arkansas lawsuits against domestic insurers, court papers must be delivered only as the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure allow. The law sets the permitted process without changing insurance coverage, premiums, or benefit amounts.
Reciprocal insurer attorneys must file bonds
Attorneys for domestic or foreign reciprocal insurers must file a bond when filing the insurer's declaration. The attorney and an authorized corporate surety must sign it, and the Arkansas Insurance Commissioner must approve it. The bond benefits people harmed by a breach, while adding a compliance requirement for insurer attorneys.
Health service corporations face fewer examinations
Arkansas hospital and medical service corporations must be examined at least once every five years, instead of every three years. This reduces their required examination burden and the frequency of mandatory oversight. The law does not specify changes to members' premiums, coverage, or benefits.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Justin Boyd
Republican • Senate
Trey Steimel
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/17/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 3:54:44 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 3/6/2025
House Vote - Thursday, March 6, 2025 2:20:52 PM
Yes: 94 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1595 is now Act 349
3/20/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
3/18/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
3/17/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
3/17/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
3/17/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/17/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
3/13/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
3/6/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/6/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/6/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
3/5/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
2/26/2025HouseFiled
2/26/2025House
Bill Text
HB1595 - Introduced
2/26/2025
Act Version
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