# Arkansas HB1017: TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING PAID MATERNITY LEAVE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES; AND TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION TO PAY FOR INCURRED COSTS FOR APPROVED PAID MATERNITY LEAVE. Arkansas HB1017, TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING PAID MATERNITY LEAVE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES; AND TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION TO PAY FOR INCURRED COSTS FOR APPROVED PAID MATERNITY LEAVE., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Andrew Collins (Democratic), Breanne Davis (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-21 (Notification that HB1017 is now Act 904); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1017-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1017 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING PAID MATERNITY LEAVE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES; AND TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION TO PAY FOR INCURRED COSTS FOR APPROVED PAID MATERNITY LEAVE. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-11-20 - Last action: 2025-04-21, Notification that HB1017 is now Act 904 - Sponsors: Andrew Collins (Democratic), Breanne Davis (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (95 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Paid maternity leave for Arkansas school employees: benefit, high. Full-time female employees of Arkansas public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools can get up to 12 weeks of paid maternity leave. They must have worked there for more than one year, with no discipline for leave abuse during the year before applying. Leave covers the first 12… - State pays schools' full maternity leave costs: benefit, low. The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education pays 100% of incurred costs for approved paid maternity leave. This replaces the former 50/50 cost split with participating public school districts and open-enrollment public charter schools. The division must create and sign a standard ag… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Andrew Collins (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Breanne Davis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lincoln Barnett (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Keith Brooks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Diana Gonzales Worthen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joy Springer (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 9:28:02 AM | pass | 27 | 4 | 4 | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 3:19:21 PM | pass | 68 | 19 | 4 | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-21: Notification that HB1017 is now Act 904 (House) - 2025-04-16: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-04-16: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-04-16: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-16: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-31: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-31: Amendment No. 3 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-31: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-23: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-01-23: Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-01-23: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-16: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-01-16: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-01-16: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-01-13: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2024-11-20: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1017 - Introduced, 2024-11-20: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1017.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=904.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 - [HB1017 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1017.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=904.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-HB1017-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).