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ArkansasHB13412025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING BENEFITS UNDER THE ARKANSAS LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "PAY" UNDER THE ARKANSAS LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Sponsored By: Jim Dotson (Republican), Les Warren (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Pension pay protection for police and firefighters

Active members of the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System can send temporary workers’ compensation payments to their employer. The payments must cover an injury or illness from work covered by the retirement system. When members send these payments, their employer must report their total pay to the retirement system. Monthly reported pay cannot exceed what the member would have earned without receiving workers’ compensation.

Pension pay limits for police and firefighters

The Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System counts regular pay for work in a covered job. Counted pay cannot exceed the amount the employee must report for federal income taxes. Special one-time employer payments, employer contributions to benefit plans, and other unusual or nonrecurring pay do not count. The system also excludes annual pay above federal tax code section 401(a) limits, using that law as of January 1, 2025. The law does not state the limit’s dollar amount.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Jim Dotson

    Republican • Senate

  • Les Warren

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 130 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

Senate Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 5:43:14 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 4/2/2025

House Vote - Wednesday, April 2, 2025 2:23:31 PM

Yes: 96 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1341 is now Act 522

    4/10/2025House

  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    4/8/2025House

  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    4/7/2025House

  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    4/7/2025House

  5. Returned to the House as Passed.

    4/7/2025Senate

  6. Read the third time and passed.

    4/7/2025Senate

  7. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.

    4/2/2025Senate

  8. Received from the House.

    4/2/2025Senate

  9. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    4/2/2025House

  10. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    4/1/2025House

  11. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/31/2025House

  12. Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    3/31/2025House

  13. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    3/31/2025House

  14. In accordance with House Rule 39 Read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC RETIREMENT & SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS-JOINT

    3/17/2025House

  15. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

    3/17/2025House

  16. Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.

    3/17/2025House

  17. Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.

    3/17/2025House

  18. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE JOURNAL; ENGROSSED AND ENROLLED BILLS

    1/30/2025House

  19. Filed

    1/30/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1341 - Introduced

    1/30/2025

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  • Act Version

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