TO AMEND VARIOUS LAWS RELATED TO THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES; AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "EMPLOYEE" UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW RESULTING FROM INITIATED ACT 4 OF 1948.
Senate Bill 598 amends various Arkansas laws related to the Division of Workforce Services and the definition of "employee." It establishes a specific "twenty-factor test," based on federal regulations, to determine if an individual is an employee or an independent contractor. This test guides employers and agencies when making employment status determinations for various purposes. The bill applies this updated standard to definitions of "employee" under the Workers' Compensation Law, wage discrimination laws, and other statutes administered by the Division of Workforce Services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025
Signed Apr 18, 2025
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The bill was renumbered from Act 743 to SB 598 and reorganized for the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025. No substantive policy changes, funding adjustments, or eligibility criteria were identified in this version of the diff.
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Bill title and session information were updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025.
Reference to 'Act 743 of the Regular Session' was removed from the header.
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
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB598 is now Act 743
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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