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Yes: 112 • No: 17
ArkansasHB15822025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
TO REQUIRE CERTAIN ACTIONS AND ENCOURAGE CERTAIN ACTIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES LAW.
Sponsored By: Jane English (Republican), Mindy McAlindon (Republican)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Stricter rules for Arkansas unemployment benefits
Beginning January 1, 2026, Arkansas unemployment applicants must register for work and report to a workforce office as required. You must create and maintain a state job-board profile with your work history, credentials or licenses, and relevant job details. Each week you claim benefits, you must make at least five work-search contacts and report them with your weekly certification. If you do not complete and report the required contacts, you cannot get benefits for that week. The Division must audit at least 100 weekly work-search reports to verify them. The director can waive or change registration and reporting requirements for people attached to regular jobs. The director can also do so when compliance is oppressive or conflicts with the law's purpose. These rules cannot conflict with Arkansas Code § 11-10-501.
Job matches for Arkansas unemployment claimants
Beginning January 1, 2026, Arkansas's state job board matches unemployment claimants with posted jobs. A match means your qualifications meet at least 75% of a job's requirements, as calculated by the board. With five or more matches, you are encouraged to apply to your five highest-ranked matches. With fewer than five, you are encouraged to apply to those matches and other board listings to meet work-search requirements. These application recommendations are not extra mandatory requirements.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Jane English
Republican • Senate
Mindy McAlindon
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Ryan A. Rose
Republican • House
Kendon Underwood
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Senate Vote - Wednesday, April 9, 2025 6:15:13 PM
Yes: 29 • No: 6
House vote • 3/18/2025
House Vote - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:46:24 PM
Yes: 83 • No: 11
Actions Timeline
Notification that HB1582 is now Act 708
4/16/2025HouseCorrectly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
4/10/2025HouseTO BE ENROLLED
4/9/2025HouseReturned from the Senate as passed.
4/9/2025HouseReturned to the House as passed.
4/9/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
4/9/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
4/7/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
3/18/2025SenateReceived from the House.
3/18/2025SenateRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/18/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/17/2025HouseAmendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
3/17/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
3/17/2025HouseReturned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2
3/13/2025HouseREPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
3/6/2025HouseAmendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
3/6/2025HousePlaced on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
3/6/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
2/25/2025HouseFiled
2/25/2025House
Bill Text
HB1582 - Introduced
2/25/2025
Act Version
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