Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1079: TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR GENETIC TESTING FOR AN INHERITED GENE MUTATION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS; AND TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED CANCER IMAGING FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

Enacted Last action April 17, 2025: Notification that HB1079 is now Act 860

Plain-language summary

HB 1079 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR GENETIC TESTING FOR AN INHERITED GENE MUTATION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS; AND TO MANDATE COVERAGE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED CANCER IMAGING FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. Primary sponsor: Dave Wallace (Republican), Fred Allen (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2025): Notification that HB1079 is now Act 860.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Dave Wallace (Republican); Fred Allen (Democratic). 3 co-sponsors.