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2025R: HB1582 ACT 708

TO REQUIRE CERTAIN ACTIONS AND ENCOURAGE CERTAIN ACTIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE DIVISION OF WORKFORCE SERVICES LAW.

Latest action: Notification that HB1582 is now Act 708

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Sponsor	Role
McAlindon	lead
J. English	primary
Rose	cosponsor
Underwood	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 25, 2025, 2:06 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Feb 25, 2025, 5:05 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Mar 6, 2025, 8:32 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 6, 2025, 8:32 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 6, 2025, 1:57 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 13, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2
Mar 17, 2025, 8:44 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 17, 2025, 8:44 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 17, 2025, 12:59 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 18, 2025, 2:46 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 18, 2025, 5:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 18, 2025, 5:07 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Apr 7, 2025, 7:41 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 9, 2025, 6:15 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 9, 2025, 6:15 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 8:34 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 9, 2025, 8:34 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 10, 2025, 11:10 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 16, 2025, 4:05 p.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1582 is now Act 708

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 13, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 18, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 7, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by McAlindon, filed Mar 5, 2025, 3:09 p.m. CT; H2 (House) by McAlindon, filed Mar 13, 2025, 1:05 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	McAlindon	Mar 5, 2025, 3:09 p.m. CT
H2	House	McAlindon	Mar 13, 2025, 1:05 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 7, 2025, 7:41 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass as amended · House · Mar 13, 2025, 1:27 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 2

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1062

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 6:15:13 PM · arkleg

29Yea

6Nay

0Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (29)

Nay (6)

House · RCS 623

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:46:24 PM · arkleg

83Yea

11Nay

6Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (83)

Nay (11)

Not voting (6)

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