# Arkansas HB1600: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HOLIDAY COMPENSATION, ANNUAL VACATION LEAVE, AND SICK LEAVE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. Arkansas HB1600, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HOLIDAY COMPENSATION, ANNUAL VACATION LEAVE, AND SICK LEAVE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Breanne Davis (Republican), Dwight Tosh (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-18 (Notification that HB1600 is now Act 317); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1600-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1600 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING HOLIDAY COMPENSATION, ANNUAL VACATION LEAVE, AND SICK LEAVE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-26 - Last action: 2025-03-18, Notification that HB1600 is now Act 317 - Sponsors: Breanne Davis (Republican), Dwight Tosh (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (130 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Officers keep sick leave on days off: benefit, low. Municipalities can charge covered full-time officers’ sick leave only for days they are scheduled to work. During sickness or injury, officers do not lose sick leave for scheduled days off. - Full-time officers get capped sick leave: mixed, medium. Statutory sick leave is limited to full-time officers in Arkansas first- or second-class cities and incorporated towns. Officers earn 20 working days yearly starting one year after hiring; local ordinances define a working day. Unused leave builds up to 60 days unless a local ordinance allows more;… - Holiday pay limited to full-time officers: mixed, medium. The law requires holiday pay only for full-time officers in Arkansas first- or second-class cities and incorporated towns. It covers every legal holiday set by the municipality. Pay is based on the officer’s daily rate and adds to regular pay, though it can be included in base pay. Municipalities m… - Paid vacation limited to full-time police employees: mixed, medium. The law guarantees at least 15 working days of fully paid vacation each year, but only for full-time police employees. It covers departments in Arkansas first- or second-class cities and incorporated towns. The department head or chief must approve vacation before use, and a local ordinance sets th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Breanne Davis (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Dwight Tosh (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 12, 2025 4:14:58 PM | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 6, 2025 1:55:56 PM | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-03-18: Notification that HB1600 is now Act 317 (House) - 2025-03-13: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-03-12: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-03-12: Returned from the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-03-12: Returned to the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-03-05: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-04: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (House) - 2025-03-04: Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed. (House) - 2025-03-04: Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment. (House) - 2025-02-26: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-26: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1600 - Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1600.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=317.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 - [HB1600 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1600.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=317.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-HB1600-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).