Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1792: TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE UNPAID LEAVE ON VETERANS DAY TO VETERAN EMPLOYEES
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act regarding employment; to require employers to provide unpaid leave on veterans day to veteran employees; and for other purposes. subtitle to require employers to provide unpaid leave on veterans day to veteran employees.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT REGARDING EMPLOYMENT; TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE UNPAID LEAVE ON VETERANS DAY TO VETERAN EMPLOYEES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE UNPAID LEAVE ON VETERANS DAY TO VETERAN EMPLOYEES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 11, Chapter 5, Subchapter 1, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 11-5-119. Unpaid leave for Veterans Day -- Definitions. (a) As used in this section: (1) "Veteran" means a former member of the United States Armed Forces, or a former or current member of an Arkansas Reserve or Arkansas National Guard unit who was called into active military service of the United States as defined in the Military Code of Arkansas, § 12-60-101 et seq.; and (2) "Veterans Day" means the federal holiday observed annually on November 11. (b) A private employer that does not otherwise provide for paid holiday leave for Veterans Day shall allow an employee who is also a veteran to have the entirety of Veterans Day as unpaid leave if the employee provides the employer with: (1) Written notice, submitted at least one (1) month in advance of the date, of his or her intent to have the entirety of Veterans Day as *CRH266* …
Sponsors
- Joy Springer (D, 76) · primary sponsor
- Breanne Davis (R, 25)
- David Wallace (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- : Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JOINT COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is HB1792?
- HB1792 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE UNPAID LEAVE ON VETERANS DAY TO VETERAN EMPLOYEES.
- What does HB1792 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act regarding employment; to require employers to provide unpaid leave on veterans day to veteran employees; and for other purposes. subtitle to require employers to provide unpaid leave on veterans day to veteran employees.
- What is the status of HB1792?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1792?
- Joy Springer (D, 76), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1792?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HB1792
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