SB 134 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT ADVISORY COMMISSION; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT ADVISORY COMMISSION.

SB 134 reduces the frequency of meetings for two Arkansas advisory commissions (public school employee and state employee health benefit commissions) from monthly to quarterly, requiring a minimum of four meetings annually instead of twelve. It also cuts stipends for non-employee appointed members from $500 to $100 per month. The bill directly affects commission members who serve in these advisory roles. This procedural change modifies operational details without altering health benefit policies or coverage.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Signed Feb 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 143 SB 134 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text has been reformatted from Act 143 to SB 134, with the primary change being the removal of the approval date (2/25/25) from the original version. The legislative body has renumbered the document and updated the header information to reflect the new bill number and session details. No substantive policy changes are evident in this diff.
TECHNICAL

The approval date (2/25/25) was removed from the bill text, likely as part of the transition from Act 143 to SB 134.

The bill header was updated to reflect the new bill number (SB 134) and session information (95th General Assembly, Regular Session, 2025).

The document was renumbered to accommodate the new formatting and bill number.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Feb 25, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB134 is now Act 143
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors