# Arkansas HB1514: TO AMEND THE UNIFORM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE POLICY ACT; AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF A "CRITICAL-NEED EMPLOYEE". Arkansas HB1514, TO AMEND THE UNIFORM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE POLICY ACT; AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF A "CRITICAL-NEED EMPLOYEE"., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steve Crowell (Republican), Stetson Painter (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-06 (Notification that HB1514 is now Act 253); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1514-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1514 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE UNIFORM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE POLICY ACT; AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF A "CRITICAL-NEED EMPLOYEE". - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-03-06, Notification that HB1514 is now Act 253 - Sponsors: Steve Crowell (Republican), Stetson Painter (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (130 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More Arkansas workers gain critical-need employee status: benefit, low. 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 em… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Crowell (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Stetson Painter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Ray (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Vote - Monday, March 3, 2025 3:11:31 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | House Vote - Tuesday, February 25, 2025 2:19:58 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-03-06: Notification that HB1514 is now Act 253 (House) - 2025-03-04: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-03-03: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-03-03: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-03: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-24: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-18: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-18: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1514 - Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1514.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=253.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 - [HB1514 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1514.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=253.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-HB1514-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).