# Arkansas HB1094: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAMS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas HB1094, AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAMS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2025-04-08 (Notification that HB1094 is now Act 494) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1094-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1094 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAMS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-08, Notification that HB1094 is now Act 494 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (400 yes, 77 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas authorizes Medicaid cancer care funding: benefit, medium. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Arkansas Health Department can transfer $500,000 to the Breast Cancer Control Fund. The money comes from the Prevention and Cessation Program Account. It funds the state’s matching share for Medicaid breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment. Th… - Arkansas funds tobacco prevention and staff: benefit, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas provides about $14.697 million for tobacco prevention and related programs. This includes about $9.221 million for tobacco prevention and quitting support, plus $603,629 for nutrition and physical activity. The Health Department can employ up to 31… - State workers get settlement funding warnings: mixed, low. For July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, Arkansas does not promise continued funding for tobacco-settlement-funded jobs if settlement money runs short. General state revenues cannot replace expired settlement funds without a legislative appropriation and the Governor’s approval. The Tobacco Settlem… - Arkansas limits tobacco program budget transfers: mixed, low. From July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, tobacco program budget transfers are generally barred except as the law allows. Operating-budget changes require an agency request, Legislative Council approval, and approval from the state’s chief fiscal officer. Transfers involving capital or data-process… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 4:43:06 PM | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, April 1, 2025 3:59:08 PM | pass | 85 | 9 | 2 | | 2025-03-18 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:16:53 PM | pass | 68 | 17 | 11 | | 2025-02-27 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 27, 2025 2:09:47 PM | pass | 70 | 19 | 5 | | 2025-02-18 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, February 18, 2025 1:51:55 PM | pass | 73 | 14 | 8 | | 2025-02-10 | House | House Vote - Monday, February 10, 2025 3:14:16 PM | pass | 72 | 18 | 6 | ## Actions (18) - 2025-04-08: Notification that HB1094 is now Act 494 (House) - 2025-04-03: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-02: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-02: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-02: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2025-04-01: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-18: Read the third time and failed. (House) - 2025-02-27: Read the third time and failed. (House) - 2025-02-18: Read the third time and failed. (House) - 2025-02-10: Read the third time and failed. (House) - 2025-02-06: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-01-13: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (House) - 2025-01-13: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1094 - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1094.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=494.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1094 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1094.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=494.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [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-HB1094-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).