Opinion No.

The Honorable David Johnson State Representative 1704 North Harrison Street Little Rock, AR 72207-5324

Dear Representative Johnson:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion concerningAct 1926 of 2005, which is codified at A.C.A. § 23-79-906 (Supp. 2005). As you have noted, this legislation was passed by the 85th General Assembly. Among other provisions, it forbids any bill filed after January 1, 2006, that mandates a health insurance service or benefit from being enacted into law unless the bill has been reviewed and evaluated by the Arkansas Advisory Commission on Mandated…