SB 236 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TO AMEND THE INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY REGULATORY ACT.

SB 236 amends Arkansas' Insurance Holding Company Regulatory Act to update definitions related to insurer capital and liquidity standards. It formally incorporates the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) "group capital calculation instructions" and "liquidity stress test framework" into state law, requiring insurers to follow these NAIC guidelines. The bill directly affects Arkansas-based insurance companies and the Insurance Commissioner, who must enforce these updated standards. This change aligns state regulations with national NAIC frameworks but does not alter existing investment limits or operational requirements for insurers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Signed Mar 12, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was renumbered from Act 261 to SB 236 and updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. This appears to be a technical update to the bill's header information rather than a substantive policy change.
TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from 'Act 261' to 'SB 236' to reflect current session numbering.

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
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB236 is now Act 261
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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