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HB 1177
| Meeks, Stephen (R) | Prohibits any employer from requiring the implantation of a microchip into an employee against his will and provides that if consent is given the employer must comply and bear all expenses when an employee requests removal. |
| Position: | Neutral |
| Bill History: |
01-16-19 H Filed 01-16-19 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-22-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-22-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-24-19 H Placed on the House calendar 01-24-19 H [H] 20190124/-1/16639 (10:21:53) 01-24-19 H Passed (Vote: Y: 84/N: 4) 01-24-19 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-06-19 S Meeting set for Upon adjournment of Senate - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-05-19 S Moved to deferred list S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-06-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-06-19 S 1 Amendment(s) Filed 03-06-19 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended Welfare and Labor ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-07-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-07-19 S Amendment 1 adopted 03-11-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-11-19 S On floor for consideration 03-11-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-11-19 H Received from Senate as amended - referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-12-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-13-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-14-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-14-19 H House concurred in Senate amendment No. 1 03-14-19 H Enrolled in the House - Sent to Governor 03-19-19 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 516 ) |
HB 1232
| Lowery, Mark (R) | Prohibits all payroll deductions for union dues, other than for firefighters, police officers and emergency first responders. |
| Position: | Monitor-Support |
| Bill History: |
01-23-19 H Filed 01-23-19 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-14-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1255
|
Dotson, Jim (R)
Hester, Bart (R) |
Requires professional licensing boards and other entities to adopt the least restrictive requirements for reciprocal licensing of persons who hold relevant licenses in other states, through issuance of temporary 90-day licenses. |
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| Position: | Neutral |
| Bill History: |
01-24-19 H Filed 01-24-19 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-31-19 H 1 Amendment(s) Filed 02-04-19 H Placed on the House calendar 02-04-19 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-12-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-12-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-14-19 H Placed on the House calendar 02-14-19 H [H] 20190214/-1/16808 (13:21:09) 02-14-19 H Passed (Vote: Y: 90/N: 1) 02-14-19 S Received in the Senate - Referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-20-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1299
| Clowney. Nicole (D) | Creates Crump's Law. Entitles a firefighter who has completed five years of service with a municipality and who has been diagnosed with certain types of cancer to no less than 2,912 hours of cancer leave in addition to existing authorized sick leave. |
| Position: | Monitor-Opposed |
| Bill History: |
01-30-19 H Introduced and referred to H-City, County and Local Affairs 02-22-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - MAC Room B ...H-City, County and Local Affairs 02-20-19 H Meeting cancelled for 02/22/19 ...H-City, County and Local Affairs 03-13-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - MAC Room B ...H-City, County and Local Affairs 03-12-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-12-19 H Motion to withdraw from committee carried H-City, County and Local Affairs 03-12-19 H Withdrawn from further consideration |
HB 1696
|
Gonzales, Justin (R)
Johnson, Mark (R) |
Repeals the prohibition on smoking in privately owned places of employment, expanding the current exemption that extends to private places of employment with fewer than three employees to all workspaces that are not publicly owned. |
| Position: | Neutral |
| Bill History: |
03-05-19 H Filed 03-05-19 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-19-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1751
|
Lundstrum, Robin (R)
Pitsch, Mathew (R) |
Amends the Minimum Wage Act relating to wage and payment requirements, including requiring the employer to pay a discharged employee within seven days of the next regular payday or pay double the wages due. |
| Position: | Our Package |
| Bill History: |
03-07-19 H Filed 03-11-19 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-12-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-13-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-14-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-14-19 H Passed over on calendar 03-20-19 H Placed on the House calendar |
HB 1752
|
Lundstrum, Robin (R)
Pitsch, Mathew (R) |
Increases the size of business that qualifies for Minimum Wage Act exemption, from those with four employees to those with up to 25; exempts nonprofit entities with operating budgets of less than one million dollars and certain nonprofit providers. |
| Position: | Our Package |
| Bill History: |
03-07-19 H Filed 03-11-19 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-12-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-13-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-14-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-14-19 H Passed over on calendar 03-14-19 H 1 Amendment(s) Filed 03-19-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-19-19 H [H] 20190319/-1/17058 (14:13:23) 03-19-19 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-20-19 H Placed on the House calendar |
HB 1753
|
Lundstrum, Robin (R)
Pitsch, Mathew (R) |
Exempts full-time high school and college students from the Minimum Wage Act and repeals the partial exemption that previously required those students to earn 85 percent of minimum wage. |
| Position: | Our Package |
| Bill History: |
03-07-19 H Filed 03-11-19 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-12-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-12-19 H 1 Amendment(s) Filed 03-13-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended No. 1 Welfare and Labor ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-14-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-14-19 H Amendment 1 adopted 03-19-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-18-19 H 1 Amendment(s) Filed 03-19-19 H Re-referred to committee H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1806
|
McCullough, Tippi (D)
Leding, Greg (D) |
Creates the Equal Pay Act of 2109 to implement policies that either encourage or require equal pay in wages or salaries to men and women. |
| Position: | Monitor-Opposed |
| Bill History: |
03-12-19 H Filed 03-13-19 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-19-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
HB 1850
|
McCollum, Austin (R)
Hester, Bart (R) |
Establishes the Empower Independent Contractors Act amending the definitions of 'employee,' 'employer' and 'employment status' on the basis of the twenty factor test enumerated by the Internal Revenue Service. |
| Position: | Opposed |
| Bill History: |
03-15-19 H Filed 03-18-19 H Introduced and referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
SB 115
|
Ballinger, Bob (R)
Cavenaugh, Frances (R) |
Creates exemptions to the Minimum Wage Act, including employers with fewer than 25 employees, nonprofits, persons under 18, persons with felony convictions, and persons with developmental disabilities. |
| Position: | Amend-Support |
| Bill History: |
01-16-19 S Filed 01-16-19 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-23-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 01-23-19 S 1 Amendment(s) Filed 01-24-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 01-24-19 S Amendment 1 adopted 02-13-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - 2/13/19 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-05-19 S 1 Amendment(s) Filed 03-06-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-06-19 S Amendment 2 adopted 03-12-19 S 1 Amendment(s) Filed 03-13-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-13-19 S Amendment 3 adopted |
SB 294
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Lundstrum, Robin (R) |
Authorizes the Department of Workforce Services to provide employment data to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. |
| Position: | Monitor-Support |
| Bill History: |
02-11-19 S Filed 02-11-19 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - 2/13/19 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended Welfare and Labor ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-14-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-14-19 S 1 Amendment(s) Filed 02-14-19 S Amendment 1 adopted 02-18-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-18-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-18-19 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-19-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-19-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-25-19 H Placed on the House calendar 02-25-19 H Passed over on calendar 02-26-19 H Placed on the House calendar 02-26-19 H [H] 20190226/-1/16880 (14:06:16) 02-26-19 H Passed (Vote: Y: 93/N: 0) 02-27-19 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 02-28-19 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 242 ) |
SB 295
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Lundstrum, Robin (R) |
Requires employers to participate in any labor market information survey that is conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. |
| Position: | Monitor-Support |
| Bill History: |
02-11-19 S Filed 02-11-19 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-20-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor |
SB 296
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Lundstrum, Robin (R) |
Requires the Department of Workforce Services to establish a policy requiring all employees and contractors to submit to a criminal background check. |
| Position: | Neutral |
| Bill History: |
02-11-19 S Filed 02-11-19 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - 2/13/19 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-19-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-19-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-19-19 S Emergency clause adopted 02-19-19 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-26-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-26-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-05-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-05-19 H [H] 20190305/-1/16935 (14:16:26) 03-05-19 H Passed (Vote: Y: 95/N: 0) 03-05-19 H Emergency clause adopted 03-06-19 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-08-19 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 373 ) 03-08-19 G Effective date |
SB 297
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Lundstrum, Robin (R) |
Authorizes the Department of Workforce Services Special Fund to be used for additional purposes, including Arkansas Works Act, TANF, and other programs. |
| Position: | Neutral |
| Bill History: |
02-11-19 S Filed 02-11-19 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - 2/13/19 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-19-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-19-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-19-19 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-26-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-26-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-05-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-05-19 H [H] 20190305/-1/16935 (14:17:49) 03-05-19 H Passed (Vote: Y: 93/N: 0) 03-06-19 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-08-19 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 374 ) |
SB 298
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Lundstrum, Robin (R) |
Adjusts the amount of wages paid by employers that is subject to unemployment insurance, by calculating adjusted amounts according to unemployment statistics and the fund balance of the unemployment insurance trust fund. |
| Position: | Our Package |
| Bill History: |
02-11-19 S Filed 02-11-19 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - 2/13/19 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-19-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-19-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-19-19 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-25-19 H Placed on the House calendar 02-26-19 H 1 Amendment(s) Filed 02-27-19 H Placed on the House calendar 02-27-19 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-27-19 H Re-referred to committee H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-05-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-05-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-06-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-06-19 H [H] 10190306/-1/16950 (15:37:16) 03-06-19 H Passed (Vote: Y: 84/N: 8) 03-06-19 S Received from House as amended - referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-13-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 272 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-13-19 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-14-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-14-19 S Senate concurred in House amendment 03-14-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 03-18-19 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-19-19 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 512 ) |
SB 299
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Lundstrum, Robin (R) |
Makes various changes to the Department of Workforce Services Law relating to disqualification and eligibility for unemployment. |
| Position: | Monitor-Support |
| Bill History: |
02-11-19 S Filed 02-11-19 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - 2/13/19 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-19-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-19-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 31/N: 1) 02-19-19 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-06-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-06-19 H [H] 10190306/-1/16950 (15:39:06) 03-06-19 H Passed (Vote: Y: 83/N: 5) 03-11-19 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-13-19 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 453 ) 10-01-19 G Effective date |
SB 300
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Lundstrum, Robin (R) |
Extends the expiration date of set aside transfer provisions for proceeds from the stabilization tax, under Workforce Services Law, through June 30, 2023. |
| Position: | Neutral |
| Bill History: |
02-11-19 S Filed 02-11-19 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - 2/13/19 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-19-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-19-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-19-19 S Emergency clause adopted 02-19-19 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-19 H 1 Amendment(s) Filed 02-21-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 1 Welfare and Labor ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-25-19 H Placed on the House calendar 02-25-19 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-26-19 H 1 Amendment(s) Filed 02-27-19 H Placed on the House calendar 02-27-19 H Amendment 2 adopted 03-05-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-05-19 H [H] 20190305/-1/16935 (14:12:22) 03-05-19 H Passed (Vote: Y: 92/N: 0) 03-06-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-06-19 S Senate concurred in House amendment 03-06-19 S On floor for consideration 03-06-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-11-19 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-13-19 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 454 ) 03-13-19 G Effective date |
SB 302
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Lundstrum, Robin (R) |
Provides that 15 percent of the penalty assessed on all fraudulent Unemployment Compensation benefits be directed to the Unemployment Compensation Fund with the remainder credited the Department of Workforce Services Special Fund. |
| Position: | Monitor-Support |
| Bill History: |
02-11-19 S Filed 02-11-19 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - 2/13/19 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-19-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-19-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-19-19 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-26-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-26-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 03-05-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-05-19 H [H] 20190305/-1/16935 (14:18:45) 03-05-19 H Passed (Vote: Y: 91/N: 0) 03-06-19 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-08-19 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 375 ) |
SB 303
|
Hammer, Kim (R)
Lundstrum, Robin (R) |
Assesses penalties against an employer who files a timely quarterly wage report reflecting no wages paid followed by an amended report that is filed more than 20 days after its due date. |
| Position: | Neutral |
| Bill History: |
02-11-19 S Filed 02-11-19 S Introduced and referred to S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - 2/13/19 ...S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-13-19 S Reported from committee - Do pass S-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-19-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 02-19-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 0) 02-19-19 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-19 H Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 130 ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-21-19 H 1 Amendment(s) Filed 02-21-19 H Reported from committee - Do pass as amended 1 Welfare and Labor ...H-Public Health, Welfare and Labor 02-25-19 H Placed on the House calendar 02-25-19 H Amendment 1 adopted 02-26-19 H 1 Amendment(s) Filed 02-27-19 H Placed on the House calendar 02-27-19 H Amendment 2 adopted 03-05-19 H Placed on the House calendar 03-05-19 H [H] 20190305/-1/16935 (14:13:05) 03-05-19 H Passed (Vote: Y: 92/N: 1) 03-06-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-06-19 S Senate concurred in House amendment 03-06-19 S On floor for consideration 03-06-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 35/N: 0) 03-11-19 S Enrolled in the Senate - Sent to Governor 03-13-19 G Signed by the Governor (Act: 455 ) |
SB 451
| Cooper, John (R) | Grants eligibility for professional licensure to persons whose otherwise disqualifying criminal records have been lawfully sealed, pardoned or expunged. Makes other changes and creates a chapter on occupational criminal background checks. |
| Position: | Monitor |
| Bill History: |
02-27-19 S Filed 02-27-19 S Introduced and referred to S-Judiciary 03-13-19 S Meeting set for 10:00 a.m. - Room 171 ...S-Judiciary 03-14-19 S 1 Amendment(s) Filed 03-14-19 S Reported from committee - Do pass as amended ...S-Judiciary 03-18-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-18-19 S Amendment 1 adopted 03-19-19 S Placed on the Senate calendar 03-19-19 S On floor for consideration 03-19-19 S Passed (Vote: Y: 34/N: 1) 03-19-19 H Received in the House - Referred to H-Judiciary |
