---
type: "Bill"
title: "TO MODIFY THE ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE CONSUMER ACT; AND TO REQUIRE COVERAGE FOR PROSTHETIC DEVICES FOR ATHLETICS OR RECREATION AND PROSTHETIC DEVICES FOR SHOWERING OR BATHING."
description: "TO MODIFY THE ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE CONSUMER ACT; AND TO REQUIRE COVERAGE FOR PROSTHETIC DEVICES FOR ATHLETICS OR RECREATION AND PROSTHETIC DEVICES FOR SHOWERING OR BATHING."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ar"
legislature: "Arkansas Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1252"
citation: "Arkansas HB 1252 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Irvin", "L. Johnson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-25T20:11:27+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-13T15:13:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0724c57d-d452-43e9-a294-b7d910163739"
source_url: "ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/SessionInformation/LegislativeMeasures.txt"
source_hash: "941a8988897c2f5af98cf5eb7a6dcf946c81d6f13049dd273d273711080cf4f7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ar"]
---

# Arkansas HB 1252 (2023) — TO MODIFY THE ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE CONSUMER ACT; AND TO REQUIRE COVERAGE FOR PROSTHETIC DEVICES FOR ATHLETICS OR RECREATION AND PROSTHETIC DEVICES FOR SHOWERING OR BATHING.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Act 805** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2F&file=805.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R)
2. **Amendment H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2023R%2FPublic%2FHB1252-H1.pdf)
3. **Amendment S1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FAMEND%2F2023R%2FPublic%2FHB1252-S1.pdf)
4. **HB 1252** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2023/2023R/Bills/HB1252.pdf)

## Votes

- Read the third time and passed. — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. — **89–7** (pass) · lower
- Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Irvin — primary (person)
- L. Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-25T20:11:27+00:00** Filed `introduction`
- **2023-01-25T22:32:34+00:00** Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE `reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T16:55:52+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1 `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16T13:30:13+00:00** Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
- **2023-03-16T13:30:16+00:00** Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-16T15:45:38+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2023-03-27T20:12:57+00:00** Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T22:47:21+00:00** Received from the House.
- **2023-03-27T22:47:31+00:00** Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31T21:54:24+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03T18:24:35+00:00** Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
- **2023-04-03T18:24:43+00:00** Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
- **2023-04-03T21:56:10+00:00** REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
- **2023-04-05T21:41:24+00:00** Read the third time and passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T21:41:49+00:00** Returned to the House as passed, as amended # 1
- **2023-04-06T00:28:14+00:00** Returned From Senate as passed, as amended # 1
- **2023-04-06T00:28:21+00:00** Re-referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06T17:21:07+00:00** Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06T21:56:57+00:00** Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in.
- **2023-04-06T21:57:02+00:00** TO BE ENROLLED
- **2023-04-07T15:30:51+00:00** Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
- **2023-04-13T15:13:45+00:00** Notification that HB1252 is now Act 805 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0724c57d-d452-43e9-a294-b7d910163739`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arkansas legislature records).