ArkansasHB15142025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

TO AMEND THE UNIFORM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE POLICY ACT; AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF A "CRITICAL-NEED EMPLOYEE".

Sponsored By: Steve Crowell (Republican), Stetson Painter (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

More Arkansas workers gain critical-need employee status

The law adds qualifying Arkansas Department of Agriculture and Department of the Military workers to the critical-need employee group. Their positions must require staffing 24 hours a day, seven days a week. These workers now fall under the Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act’s critical-need employee rules. The provided text does not explain what attendance or leave effects follow.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Steve Crowell

    Republican • Senate

  • Stetson Painter

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • David Ray

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 130 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/3/2025

Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 3:11:31 PM

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 2/25/2025

House Vote - Tuesday, February 25, 2025 2:19:58 PM

Yes: 96 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Notification that HB1514 is now Act 253

    3/6/2025House
  2. Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.

    3/4/2025House
  3. TO BE ENROLLED

    3/3/2025House
  4. Returned from the Senate as passed.

    3/3/2025House
  5. Returned to the House as passed.

    3/3/2025Senate
  6. Read the third time and passed.

    3/3/2025Senate
  7. Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

    2/27/2025Senate
  8. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE

    2/25/2025Senate
  9. Received from the House.

    2/25/2025Senate
  10. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

    2/25/2025House
  11. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

    2/24/2025House
  12. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE

    2/18/2025House
  13. Filed

    2/18/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB1514 - Introduced

    2/18/2025

  • Act Version

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