# Arkansas SB213: TO CREATE THE HEALTHY MOMS, HEALTHY BABIES ACT; AND TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH IN THIS STATE. Arkansas SB213, 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 Senate bill sponsored by Missy Irvin (Republican), Aaron Pilkington (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-02-25 (Notification that SB213 is now Act 140); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB213-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB213 - 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: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-02-25, Notification that SB213 is now Act 140 - Sponsors: Missy Irvin (Republican), Aaron Pilkington (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (106 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Families can file childbirth injury claims: benefit, medium. A child or their representative has until the child's fifth birthday to file a claim for medical injury during childbirth. For other medical injuries at age 9 or younger, the usual deadline is the later of the eleventh birthday or two years after the act. If an injury was unknown and could not have… - Faster Medicaid access for pregnant applicants: benefit, medium. Arkansas Medicaid must make initial eligibility decisions for pregnant applicants so eligible women can get prenatal care sooner. This temporary coverage allows care while the full application is processed. Medicaid can appoint qualified groups to screen applicants and enroll them right away. - Medicaid supports pregnancy and postpartum care: benefit, medium. Arkansas Medicaid must pay for depression screening during pregnancy, keeping the requirement in the new maternal health law. It must also pay doulas and community health workers for home visits before or after birth. Pregnant and postpartum patients get coverage for medically needed, validated blo… - Medicaid covers medically needed remote ultrasounds: benefit, low. Arkansas Medicaid must pay for medically needed remote ultrasounds using established medical billing codes. This applies to both fee-for-service coverage and managed care plans. Patients must be at home or another location away from the provider, and the same care standards must apply. The technolo… - Medicaid pays separately for maternity services: benefit, low. Arkansas Medicaid must pay separately for prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services instead of one combined maternity payment. Listed services include office visits, lab fees, doctor-ordered testing, blood work, remote monitoring, and fetal nonstress tests. They also include medically needed cont… ## 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-19 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 2:40:57 PM | pass | 76 | 6 | 9 | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, February 12, 2025 4:01:51 PM | pass | 30 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (15) - 2025-02-25: Notification that SB213 is now Act 140 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-02-19: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-18: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-12: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-12: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-02-12: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB213 - Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB213.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=140.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 - [SB213 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB213.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=140.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-SB213-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).