# Arkansas HB1333: TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR BREASTFEEDING AND LACTATION CONSULTANT SERVICES. Arkansas HB1333, TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR BREASTFEEDING AND LACTATION CONSULTANT SERVICES., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ashley Hudson (Democratic), Jamie Scott (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2025-04-16 (Notification that HB1333 is now Act 627); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1333-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1333 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR BREASTFEEDING AND LACTATION CONSULTANT SERVICES. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-04-16, Notification that HB1333 is now Act 627 - Sponsors: Ashley Hudson (Democratic), Jamie Scott (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 13 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (201 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arkansas families gain coverage for breastfeeding help: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered health plans offered, issued, renewed, delivered, or extended in Arkansas must cover breastfeeding help. This includes specified state-funded and public employee plans. Coverage includes medically appropriate outpatient services during pregnancy and the extended p… - Arkansas Medicaid pays for eligible breastfeeding help: benefit, medium. Arkansas Medicaid must pay eligible International Board Certified Lactation Consultants and certified lactation counselors for breastfeeding and lactation consulting services. Consultants must have a Medicaid number or otherwise meet Medicaid's payment requirements. Certified lactation counselors m… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ashley Hudson (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jamie Scott (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Alyssa Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Frances Cavenaugh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Denise Garner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Denise Jones Ennett (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Diana Gonzales Worthen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Mayberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karilyn Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tippi McCullough (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joy Springer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tara Shephard (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | House | House Vote - Thursday, April 10, 2025 2:40:23 PM | pass | 82 | 5 | 4 | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, April 8, 2025 7:31:45 PM | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 31, 2025 2:12:57 PM | pass | 84 | 7 | 6 | ## Actions (32) - 2025-04-16: Notification that HB1333 is now Act 627 (House) - 2025-04-10: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-10: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-10: Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 (House) - 2025-04-09: Re-referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned from Senate as passed, as amended # 1 (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-04-02: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-20: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-20: Amendment No. 4 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-20: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-03-19: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 4 (House) - 2025-03-13: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-13: Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-13: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-03-12: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-12: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-03: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-02-03: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-02-03: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-30: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-01-30: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1333 - Introduced, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1333.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=627.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) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - 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) - 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 - [HB1333 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1333.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=627.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) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [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-HB1333-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).