TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS EXAMINATIONS; AND TO ESTABLISH THE ARKANSAS SUPPORT OF MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS EXAMINATIONS ACT.
House Bill 1290 aims to mandate insurance coverage for mental health wellness examinations and establish the Arkansas Support of Mental Health Wellness Examinations Act. This bill would directly affect individuals with health benefit plans and the healthcare insurers providing those plans. An amendment to the bill clarified provisions regarding the scope of these examinations, including age-appropriate screenings and other clinically appropriate supports. It also specified that cost-sharing is required for health benefit plans issued by a healthcare insurer to a state entity.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Last action May 5, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 4 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Justin Boyd
RRepublican
P
Lee Johnson
RRepublican
Co
DeAnn Vaught
RRepublican
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