North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1140: State Employee Bereavement Leave/Up To 40 Hrs.
Status: In committee, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act providing state employees with paid bereavement leave of up to forty hours on death of an immediate family member and eight hours on death of a colleague and appropriating funds for that purpose.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING STATE EMPLOYEES WITH PAID BEREAVEMENT LEAVE OF UP TO FORTY HOURS ON DEATH OF AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER AND EIGHT HOURS ON DEATH OF A COLLEAGUE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) Effective July 1, 2026, Article 2 of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 126-8.8. Paid bereavement leave. (a) The following definitions apply in this section: (1) Colleague. - A coworker with whom the employee worked at the employee's current agency, if the coworker worked for the agency within one year of their death. (2) Immediate family member. - A spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, or dependent living in the employee's household. The term includes the step, half, adoptive, foster, in-law, legal ward, and in loco parentis relationships. (b) The State Human Resources Commission (Commission) shall adopt rules and policies to provide that a permanent, probationary, or time-limited full-time State employee is granted up to 40 hours of paid leave following the loss of an immediate family member and up to eight hours of paid leave to eligible employees for bereavement following the loss of a colleague. (c) The Commission shall adopt rules and policies to provide that a permanent, probationary, …
Sponsors
- Hawkins, Zack (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Colvin, Mike (D, 42) · primary sponsor
- Cotham (R) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Alston, Vernetta (D, 29)
- Ball, Cynthia (D, 49)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
- Butler, Deb (D, 18)
- Carney, Becky (D, 102)
- Cervania, Maria (D, 41)
Latest actions
- : Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: BUDGETING, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, FAMILY ISSUES, STATE EMPLOYEES, PUBLIC, DEATH & DYING, PERSONNEL, SALARIES & BENEFITS
Common questions
- What is H1140?
- H1140 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): State Employee Bereavement Leave/Up To 40 Hrs.
- What does H1140 do?
- In its own words: An act providing state employees with paid bereavement leave of up to forty hours on death of an immediate family member and eight hours on death of a colleague and appropriating funds for that purpose.
- What is the status of H1140?
- In committee as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1140?
- Hawkins, Zack (D, 31), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1140?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1140
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