# Arkansas HB1595: TO ENACT THE STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL OMNIBUS AMENDMENT OF ARKANSAS INSURANCE CODE. Arkansas HB1595, TO ENACT THE STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL OMNIBUS AMENDMENT OF ARKANSAS INSURANCE CODE., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Justin Boyd (Republican), Trey Steimel (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-20 (Notification that HB1595 is now Act 349); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1595-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1595 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO ENACT THE STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL OMNIBUS AMENDMENT OF ARKANSAS INSURANCE CODE. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-26 - Last action: 2025-03-20, Notification that HB1595 is now Act 349 - Sponsors: Justin Boyd (Republican), Trey Steimel (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Workers' compensation plan must help employers: benefit, low. 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-ca… - Arkansas ends its high-risk health pool: cost, high. 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 rul… - Court-paper delivery rules for Arkansas insurers: mixed, low. 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: mixed, low. 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… - Health service corporations face fewer examinations: mixed, low. 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 and cosponsors - Sponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Trey Steimel (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 3:54:44 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 6, 2025 2:20:52 PM | pass | 94 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-03-20: Notification that HB1595 is now Act 349 (House) - 2025-03-18: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-03-17: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-03-17: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-17: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-05: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-26: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-26: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1595 - Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1595.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=349.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 - [HB1595 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1595.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=349.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-HB1595-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).