# Arkansas SB264: TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS PRIMARY CARE PAYMENT IMPROVEMENT WORKING GROUP. Arkansas SB264, TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS PRIMARY CARE PAYMENT IMPROVEMENT WORKING GROUP., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Missy Irvin (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-09 (Notification that SB264 is now Act 483) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB264-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB264 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS PRIMARY CARE PAYMENT IMPROVEMENT WORKING GROUP. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-04-09, Notification that SB264 is now Act 483 - Sponsors: Missy Irvin (Republican), Lee Johnson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (115 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Medicaid and insurers face spending target reviews: benefit, low. The working group must recommend primary care spending targets to the Legislative Council by April 1, 2026. If the Council adopts a target and Medicaid or a commercial insurer misses it, the Council may request a representative's appearance. The representative may be asked to explain efforts to mee… - Health payers must report more payment data: cost, low. When the working group requests primary care data, commercial insurers must report past and expected payments and care information. They must use group templates developed with the State Insurance Department, which checks compliance. Entities reporting to the Arkansas Healthcare Transparency Initia… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Lee Johnson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:31:47 PM | pass | 83 | 7 | 6 | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:09:48 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-04-09: Notification that SB264 is now Act 483 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-02: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-01: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-20: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-20: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-20: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-18: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Re-referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB264 - Introduced, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB264.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=483.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) - 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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (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 - [SB264 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB264.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=483.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) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [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-SB264-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).