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1 State of Arkansas A Bill
2 95th General Assembly
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1408
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5 By: Representative Pilkington
6 By: Senator J. Bryant
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO ALLOW QUALIFYING PATIENTS OR DESIGNATED
10 CAREGIVERS TO PURCHASE MEDICAL MARIJUANA USING A
11 FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT OR A HEALTH SAVINGS
12 ACCOUNT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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16 TO ALLOW QUALIFYING PATIENTS OR
17 DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS TO PURCHASE
18 MEDICAL MARIJUANA USING A FLEXIBLE
19 SPENDING ACCOUNT OR A HEALTH SAVINGS
20 ACCOUNT.
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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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24 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 20, Chapter 56, Subchapter 3, is
25 amended to add an additional section to read as follows:
26 20-56-309. Medical marijuana -- Health savings account -- Flexible
27 spending account -- Definitions.
28 (a) As used in this section:
29 (1) "Flexible spending account" means a medical expense flexible
30 spending account in conjunction with a cafeteria plan as permitted under the
31 Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
32 (2) "Health savings account" means an account established by an
33 individual under a medical care savings account program to pay the eligible
34 medical expenses of a qualifying patient under a policy of individual or
35 group health insurance coverage that satisfies the criteria for a high-
36 deductible health plan under 26 U.S.C. � 223, as it existed on January 1,
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2 (b) A qualifying patient or designated caregiver under Arkansas
3 Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 98, may
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