All Roll Calls
Yes: 131 • No: 0
ArkansasSB2792025 Regular SessionSenate
TO ASSIST THE DIVISION OF LABOR WITH ENFORCING THE FAIR AND PROMPT PAYMENT OF WAGES TO ARKANSAS CITIZENS; AND TO CLARIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH WAGE AND HOUR COMPLAINTS ARE INVESTIGATED.
Sponsored By: Missy Irvin (Republican), Jeremy Wooldridge (Republican)
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Bill Overview
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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Stronger unpaid-wage protections for Arkansas workers
Arkansas's Division of Labor must investigate every unpaid-wage complaint for legal violations, and its Director can sue to recover wages owed. Reviews cover the two years before filing and can extend through the assessment notice when an enforceable violation hinders the investigation. Filing pauses the Director's legal deadline until a final order decides the claim. The Director then has one year to sue for wages, liquidated damages, or civil penalties; this is not an employee filing deadline. When an enforceable violation hides a valid wage claim, the employee can be added at a reasonable time before the hearing, or the Director can issue a separate assessment notice.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Missy Irvin
Republican • Senate
Jeremy Wooldridge
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/19/2025
House Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 3:18:53 PM
Yes: 97 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/13/2025
Senate Vote - Thursday, March 13, 2025 2:35:29 PM
Yes: 34 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Notification that SB279 is now Act 397
3/31/2025SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
3/20/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
3/20/2025SenateORDERED ENROLLED
3/19/2025SenateReturned from the House as passed.
3/19/2025SenateReturned to the Senate as passed.
3/19/2025HouseRead the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
3/19/2025HouseReturned by the Committee Do Pass
3/18/2025HouseRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
3/13/2025HouseRECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
3/13/2025HouseOrdered immediately transmitted to the House.
3/13/2025SenateRead the third time and passed.
3/13/2025SenateReturned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
3/12/2025SenateRead first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
2/24/2025SenateFiled
2/24/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB279 - Introduced
2/24/2025
Act Version
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