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SB 31 Arkansas Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND LICENSING - WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR.

This bill allocates $11.9 million for the Department of Labor and Licensing - Workers' Compensation Commission's (WCC) staff and operations, and $21.55 million for death/disability claims and refunds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It specifies funding for 105 full-time staff positions (including attorneys, investigators, and administrative roles), $100,000 for temporary staff, and covers operating expenses like software, travel, and claims processing. The funding comes from the Workers' Compensation Fund, Death and Disability Trust Fund, and Second Injury Trust Fund. This is a routine budget appropriation for existing WCC functions, not a new policy change.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $33.45M for Workers' Comp Commission operations and claims processing, directly funding a state program through budget appropriations.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds Workers' Compensation Commission for claims processing and staff, directly supporting workers' compensation benefits and employment-related claims handling under labor policy.95% confidence
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 13, 2025 Signed Feb 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

Act 190 → SB 31 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill has been renumbered from Act 190 to SB 31 and updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. This appears to be a procedural update rather than a substantive policy change.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from Act 190 to SB 31 and session year updated to 2025

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Feb 25, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB31 is now Act 190
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned To Senate as Passed.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass.
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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