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Votes at a glance: quick committee actions on five bills
Summary
The Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee recorded committee-level passage (voice votes) on HB 1662, SB 381, SB 446, SB 511 and SB 470 the same day; SB 475 was pulled for amendment and resubmission Thursday.
The committee took votes on multiple bills during the session:
- HB 1662: Committee moved, seconded and recorded 'aye'; bill advanced. - SB 381: Sponsor Sen. Joyce Elliott presented a bill creating a civil remedy for harms from inaccurate commercial criminal-background reports; the committee voted 'aye' to advance the bill. - SB 446: An amendment to include Arkansas Works (to be renamed Arkansas Home) in step-therapy appeal procedures was presented; DHS said Medicaid is excluded and the amendment passed by committee voice vote. - SB 511: A narrow 'good-government' amendment removing duplicative filings for a few out-of-state savings-and-loan CD sellers was presented and passed after Securities Department testimony. - SB 470: The online marketplace-transparency bill requiring seller disclosure and verification (six data points) was presented with retailer and grocer support and passed in committee.
SB 475 (ADFA board and tax-credit distribution) was discussed at length, and the sponsor asked to pull the bill to redraft language and return Thursday for further consideration.
