All Roll Calls
Yes: 130 • No: 0
ArkansasSB5832025 Regular SessionSenate
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE COST LISTS RELATING TO PHARMACY SERVICES.
Sponsored By: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Jeremiah Moore (Republican)
Enacted
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Pharmacies gain lawsuit rights over pricing violations
Arkansas pharmacies, pharmacists, and pharmacy-service businesses can sue over violations of the state's maximum allowable cost list rules. They can seek compensation for harm, actual financial losses, and punitive damages meant to punish wrongdoing. Claims can use the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Manager Licensure Act, or Trade Practices Act. Winning plaintiffs can recover attorney's fees and all costs of pursuing the case. Under the Trade Practices Act, they can also recover $10,000 per violation. These lawsuits cannot target a government, government agency, or government official.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Clarke Tucker
Democratic • Senate
Jeremiah Moore
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/15/2025
House Vote - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 4:36:29 PM
Yes: 95 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/7/2025
Senate Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 3:13:09 PM
Yes: 35 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB583 is now Act 990
4/23/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
4/16/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
4/16/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
4/15/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
4/15/2025SenateReturned to the Senate as passed.
4/15/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
4/15/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
4/14/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
4/7/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
4/7/2025HouseOrdered immediately transmitted to the House.
4/7/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/7/2025SenateREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
4/3/2025SenateAmendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
4/3/2025SenatePlaced on second reading for purpose of amendment.
4/3/2025SenateReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
4/2/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE
3/31/2025SenateFiled
3/31/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB583 - Introduced
3/31/2025
Act Version
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