# Arkansas HB1322: TO AMEND THE LAWS UNDER THE ARKANSAS LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONCERNING LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH FROM OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Arkansas HB1322, TO AMEND THE LAWS UNDER THE ARKANSAS LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONCERNING LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH FROM OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Nicole Clowney (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2025-03-25 (Notification that HB1322 is now Act 416); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Arkansas HB1322
- State: Arkansas
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: TO AMEND THE LAWS UNDER THE ARKANSAS LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONCERNING LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH FROM OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Notification that HB1322 is now Act 416
- Sponsors: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Nicole Clowney (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Expanded survivor benefits for Arkansas first responders: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, Arkansas's Local Police and Fire Retirement System expands survivor benefits for duty-related disease deaths, including cancer. The active member must die in employer-paid service before retirement, and the retirement board must find the disease arose from actual duty. Liste…
- Higher pensions for some Arkansas surviving spouses: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law requires an adjustment to certain Arkansas police and fire survivor pensions paid to spouses. It covers spouse annuities payable under Arkansas Code § 24-10-608(b)(1)(A) because of a qualifying cancer death. The annuity's effective date must be after November 1, 2019…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Nicole Clowney (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 3:11:42 PM | pass | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-03-19 | House | House Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 2:25:34 PM | pass | 96 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-03-25: Notification that HB1322 is now Act 416 (House)
- 2025-03-21: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House)
- 2025-03-20: TO BE ENROLLED (House)
- 2025-03-20: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Read the third time and passed. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Received from the House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House)
- 2025-03-19: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House)
- 2025-02-26: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House)
- 2025-02-26: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House)
- 2025-02-26: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House)
- 2025-01-30: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT (House)
- 2025-01-30: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- HB1322 - Introduced, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1322.pdf)
- Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=416.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
- [HB1322 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1322.pdf)
- [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=416.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1322-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).