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House adopts rule change altering fiscal-impact timing for some health plans
Summary
The Arkansas House on Jan. 20 adopted House Resolution 1,001, which updates House rules to change the dates for fiscal-impact requirements for health-care plans that affect EBD; the resolution passed on a recorded vote of 95–1 with one present.
The Arkansas House of Representatives on Jan. 20 adopted House Resolution 1,001, a rules package that adjusts the timing for fiscal-impact requirements for certain health-care plans that affect EBD. The resolution passed on a recorded vote of 95 yays, 1 nay and 1 present.
Representative Eubanks told the chamber the change reflects an earlier correction after lawmakers repealed a Fiscal Impact requirement that had covered a larger group than intended. "It just requires and changes the dates or sets the dates for the fiscal requirement for the plans that affect EBD," Eubanks said while explaining the resolution.
The vote followed routine floor business. Representative Matthew Shepherd moved that the House dispense with reading the previous day's journal. The clerk then called the vote on House Resolution 1,001; the clerk reported the tally of 95 yays, 1 nay and 1 present, and the resolution was declared passed.
Several committee reports were read into the record during the morning hour. The Joint Budget Committee reported that it had considered and recommended passage for House Bill 1102, House Bill 1108, House Bill 1109, House Bill 1110, House Bill 1111 and House Bill 1113. The House Education Committee reported recommending that House Bill 1133 pass as Amendment No. 1. The House Judiciary Committee reported that House Bill 1006 should pass as Amendment No. 1. Each committee report was entered on the floor as a recommendation to proceed with further consideration according to the house rules.
In executive communications read by the clerk, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders informed the House that on Jan. 16, 2025 she had reviewed and approved measures from the regular session, including "House Bill 1,002, Act 1," "House Concurrent Resolution 1,001" and "House Concurrent Resolution 1,003." The governor's letter was read into the record as an official communication to the speaker.
The body completed its business and adopted a motion to adjourn until 1:30 p.m. the following day. House leaders reminded members that committees will begin meeting on full schedules and that members should monitor committee notices and emails for upcoming hearings and materials.
