# Arkansas HB1583: TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY. Arkansas HB1583, TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mary Bentley (Republican), Justin Boyd (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-20 (Notification that HB1583 is now Act 348); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1583-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1583 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-03-20, Notification that HB1583 is now Act 348 - Sponsors: Mary Bentley (Republican), Justin Boyd (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More health coverage for acquired brain injuries: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2026, covered Arkansas health plans must cover medically necessary care for brain injuries acquired after birth. This applies when plans are offered, issued, renewed, delivered, or extended in Arkansas. Covered care includes cognitive, communication, functional, and behavioral… - Medicaid home care for brain injuries: benefit, medium. Arkansas’s Department of Human Services must seek a Medicaid waiver or add people with acquired brain injuries to an existing waiver. This pathway is for Arkansas Medicaid members who need home and community services for their brain injuries. Access depends on obtaining the waiver or adding these m… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Sponsor: Justin Boyd (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 17, 2025 3:49:55 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | House Vote - Monday, March 10, 2025 1:47:04 PM | pass | 94 | 1 | 2 | ## Actions (16) - 2025-03-20: Notification that HB1583 is now Act 348 (House) - 2025-03-18: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-03-17: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-03-17: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-17: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-06: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-06: Amendment No. 1 & 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-06: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-03-05: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 & 2 (House) - 2025-02-25: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-25: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1583 - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1583.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=348.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 - [HB1583 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1583.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=348.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-HB1583-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).