HB 1333 Arkansas House · 2025 Regular Session

TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR BREASTFEEDING AND LACTATION CONSULTANT SERVICES.

House Bill 1333, now Act 627, mandates that health insurance plans must provide coverage for breastfeeding and lactation consultant services. This bill directly affects individuals who utilize these services by ensuring their insurance covers the costs. It requires health insurance providers to include this specific coverage in their plans. An amendment clarified that these services must be provided by a certified healthcare provider.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Apr 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

Act 627 → HB 1333 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill updates the formatting and numbering of HB 1333, converting it from Act 627 to the 95th General Assembly's Regular Session of 2025. The substantive policy content regarding healthcare definitions and program inclusions appears unchanged, with only minor indentation adjustments and header information updates.

TECHNICAL

Header information updated to reflect the 95th General Assembly Regular Session of 2025 and renumbered as HB 1333 instead of Act 627.

Minor indentation adjustments made to list items throughout the document for formatting consistency.

New signature block section added at the end of the document for official approval.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 16, 2025

Signed into law

Notification that HB1333 is now Act 627

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 .

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read the third time and passed.

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

upper

Apr 2, 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 4

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 13 co-sponsors