Arbitration Reform

Added specific mention of employer-employee and business-consumer relationships to define who is subject to the bill's arbitration rules.

Added new Senate sponsors (Benavidez, Coleman, Kipp) to the bill's sponsorship list.

Updated the revision header to reflect 'REREVISED' status and a new date of May 13, 2026.

Replaced the term 'merchant' with 'business' to broaden the bill's applicability to all business types.

Reorganized the list of prohibited conduct by an arbitrator from Roman numerals (I, II) to letters (a, b) and added a new subsection (b) regarding bringing a claim in arbitration.

Reduced the time limit for a party to fully comply with an arbitration award record from 90 days to 20 days.

Changed the bill status header from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' to reflect the legislative stage.

Removed the provision imposing treble damages on employers or merchants who fail to fully comply with arbitration award records within ninety days.

Updated the bill status from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to indicate inclusion of all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction.

Added new names (Joseph Lieder and Lindsay Lindsay) to the list of House sponsors.

Updated the bill summary date to April 28, 2026.

Extended the deadline for employers to submit arbitration award records from 30 days to 90 days to reduce administrative burden.

Prohibited arbitration organizations from discriminating against attorneys or parties based on the volume of similar claims filed.

Clarified that arbitration agreements cannot require employees or consumers to pay fees exceeding those required by state or federal courts.

Added consumers and merchants to the list of parties protected from prohibitive arbitration fees and costs.