All Roll Calls
Yes: 129 • No: 0
ArkansasSB1602025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING ADMINISTRATION OF THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Sponsored By: Jim Dotson (Republican), Les Warren (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Finance authority workers gain state retirement access
The Arkansas Development Finance Authority now participates in the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System (APERS). This expands access to APERS for the Authority's employees, but does not set specific benefit amounts. The law also adds two state officials to the system's Board of Trustees. They are the Secretary of the Department of Shared Administrative Services and the Bank Commissioner.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Jim Dotson
Republican • Senate
Les Warren
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Matt McKee
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/7/2025
House Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 9:04:40 PM
Yes: 97 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/2/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:10:50 PM
Yes: 32 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB160 is now Act 589
4/14/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
4/9/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
4/9/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
4/8/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
4/8/2025SenateReturned to the Senate as passed.
4/8/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/7/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR.
4/2/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
4/2/2025HouseOrdered immediately transmitted to the House.
4/2/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/2/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
4/1/2025SenateRe-referred to PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT
3/31/2025SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/31/2025SenateAmendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
3/31/2025SenateWithdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1
3/31/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT
1/30/2025SenateFiled
1/30/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB160 - Introduced
1/30/2025
Act Version
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