Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1822: THE OVERTIME BUT NOT OVERTAXED ACT
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to create the overtime but not overtaxed act; to exempt compensation for overtime from the income tax; and for other purposes. subtitle the overtime but not overtaxed act.
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO CREATE THE OVERTIME BUT NOT OVERTAXED ACT; TO EXEMPT COMPENSATION FOR OVERTIME FROM THE INCOME TAX; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle THE OVERTIME BUT NOT OVERTAXED ACT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Overtime but not Overtaxed Act". SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 26, Chapter 51, Subchapter 3, is amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 26-51-317. Overtime. (a) As used in this section, "overtime" means time worked in a workweek and (2) Is required to be compensated under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2025. (b) Compensation for overtime is exempt from the income tax levied under this chapter. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1 of this act is effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. *JLL327* 03/18/2025 9:14:44 AM JLL327
Sponsors
- Kendon Underwood (R, 16) · primary sponsor
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 REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is HB1822?
- HB1822 is a bill in the Arkansas Legislature (95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)): THE OVERTIME BUT NOT OVERTAXED ACT.
- What does HB1822 do?
- In its own words: An act to be entitled an act to create the overtime but not overtaxed act; to exempt compensation for overtime from the income tax; and for other purposes. subtitle the overtime but not overtaxed act.
- What is the status of HB1822?
- Failed as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1822?
- Kendon Underwood (R, 16).
- Where is the official record for HB1822?
- On the Arkansas Legislature website: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R&measureno=HB1822
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