# Arkansas HB1427: TO CREATE THE HEALTHY MOMS, HEALTHY BABIES ACT; AND TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH IN THIS STATE. Arkansas HB1427, TO CREATE THE HEALTHY MOMS, HEALTHY BABIES ACT; AND TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH IN THIS STATE., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Missy Irvin (Republican), Aaron Pilkington (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-20 (Notification that HB1427 is now Act 124); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1427-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1427 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO CREATE THE HEALTHY MOMS, HEALTHY BABIES ACT; AND TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH IN THIS STATE. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-02-20, Notification that HB1427 is now Act 124 - Sponsors: Missy Irvin (Republican), Aaron Pilkington (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (110 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More time for childbirth injury claims: benefit, medium. A child or representative has until the child's fifth birthday to file a claim for medical injury during childbirth. The law also sets deadlines for other medical malpractice claims involving minors. For injuries at age nine or younger, the deadline is the later of the 11th birthday or two years af… - Faster Medicaid access during pregnancy: benefit, medium. The law requires Arkansas Medicaid to determine temporary eligibility for pregnant applicants while their full applications are pending. This lets eligible applicants start covered prenatal care sooner. Medicaid may name qualified organizations to screen applicants and enroll them right away. Arkan… - Medicaid covers ultrasounds away from providers: benefit, medium. Arkansas Medicaid pays for medically necessary remote ultrasounds in both fee-for-service and managed care. Patients must be at home or another location away from the provider, with the same standard of care. Procedures must use established medical billing codes for remote ultrasounds. The technolo… - More Medicaid maternity care at home: benefit, medium. Arkansas Medicaid covers home blood pressure monitoring for pregnant and postpartum members. Devices and replacement cuffs must be medically needed to diagnose or treat high blood pressure. Devices must be tested for clinical accuracy. Coverage includes setup and use training, plus collecting and s… - Separate Medicaid payments for maternity care: benefit, low. Arkansas Medicaid must pay separately for prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services instead of using one bundled maternity payment. Services include office visits, lab fees, doctor-ordered tests and blood work, remote monitoring, and fetal nonstress tests. They also include medically necessary co… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Missy Irvin (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Aaron Pilkington (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Breanne Davis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ashley Hudson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lee Johnson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Wardlaw (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Vote - Tuesday, February 18, 2025 11:30:22 AM | pass | 24 | 0 | 7 | | 2025-02-12 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 12, 2025 2:41:26 PM | pass | 86 | 6 | 6 | ## Actions (13) - 2025-02-20: Notification that HB1427 is now Act 124 (House) - 2025-02-20: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-02-18: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-02-18: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-18: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-11: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-06: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1427 - Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1427.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=124.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 - [HB1427 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1427.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=124.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-HB1427-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).