# Arkansas HB1062: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAID TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PROGRAM APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1062, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAID TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PROGRAM APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2026 Fiscal Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2026-04-23 (Notification that HB1062 is now Act 71) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1062-2026F - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1062 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAID TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PROGRAM APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-01 - Last action: 2026-04-23, Notification that HB1062 is now Act 71 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (189 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas funds Medicaid care and prescriptions: benefit, medium. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law sets aside about $145.57 million for Medicaid Tobacco Settlement Program grants. The Medicaid Expansion Program Account provides about $140.43 million for hospital and medical services and $5.14 million for prescriptions. This funding does not guaran… - Arkansas funds Medicaid staff and operations: benefit, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Medicaid Expansion Program Account funds staff and operations, not household payments. Medical Services gets $87,250 and authority for one Health Program Coordinator, grade SGS07. Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services gets about $1.30 million and… - Settlement-funded jobs face funding limits: cost, low. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law limits replacement funding for jobs paid from Tobacco Settlement proceeds. State money cannot replace expired settlement funds unless the General Assembly appropriates it and the Governor authorizes its use. Continued job funding is not guaranteed wh… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 21, 2026 1:46:20 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-04-16 | House | House Vote - Thursday, April 16, 2026 11:17:04 AM | pass | 87 | 4 | 2 | | 2026-04-15 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 1:35:51 PM | pass | 68 | 15 | 10 | ## Actions (15) - 2026-04-23: Notification that HB1062 is now Act 71 (House) - 2026-04-21: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2026-04-21: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2026-04-21: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2026-04-21: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2026-04-16: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2026-04-15: Read the third time and failed. (House) - 2026-04-14: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2026-04-08: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2026-04-01: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1062 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1062.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=71.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related bills - SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. (enacted) ## Sources - [HB1062 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FHB1062.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=71.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related - [SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB31-2026F) - [HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1066-2026F) - [HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL Y…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1005-2026F) - [SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEH…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB21-2026F) - [HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY E…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1007-2026F) - [HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1103-2026F) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1062-2026F (as of 2026-10-19).