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2025R: SB241 ACT 885

TO AMEND THE UNIFORM ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE POLICY ACT; AND TO GRANT PAID LEAVE TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE'S FAMILY MEMBER OR CHILD.

Latest action: Notification that SB241 is now Act 885

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Sponsor	Role
J. Scott	lead
Pilkington	primary
Clowney	cosponsor
Wooldridge	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 17, 2025, 12:12 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Feb 17, 2025, 2:00 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Mar 17, 2025, 1:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment #1 was withdrawn.
Mar 17, 2025, 1:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Mar 17, 2025, 1:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2
Mar 17, 2025, 1:54 p.m. CT	Senate	Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.
Mar 17, 2025, 4:21 p.m. CT	Senate	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 17, 2025, 4:21 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Mar 18, 2025, 1:47 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 19, 2025, 2:35 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 19, 2025, 2:35 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Mar 19, 2025, 2:35 p.m. CT	Senate	CLINCHER MOTION ADOPTED
Mar 19, 2025, 4:33 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Mar 19, 2025, 5:24 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
Apr 2, 2025, 7:56 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Apr 3, 2025, 8:39 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Apr 3, 2025, 8:39 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Apr 3, 2025, 12:32 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Apr 8, 2025, 4:22 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 4:23 p.m. CT	House	Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1
Apr 8, 2025, 10:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
Apr 8, 2025, 10:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Apr 10, 2025, 1:26 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1
Apr 10, 2025, 2:50 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Apr 10, 2025, 2:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.
Apr 10, 2025, 2:51 p.m. CT	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 read first time, rule suspended, read second time and concurred in.
Apr 10, 2025, 2:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Rules suspended.
Apr 10, 2025, 2:51 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 10, 2025, 2:51 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 14, 2025, 8:37 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 14, 2025, 8:37 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 21, 2025, 3:34 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB241 is now Act 885

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 17, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 2, 2025, 3:30 p.m. CT	House State Agencies - Governmental Affairs Committee · Committee Room 151	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 10, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 10, 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 Pilkington, filed Apr 2, 2025, 7:49 p.m. CT; S1 (Senate) by J. Scott, filed Mar 11, 2025, 5:23 p.m. CT; S2 (Senate) by J. Scott, filed Mar 17, 2025, 10:05 a.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Pilkington	Apr 2, 2025, 7:49 p.m. CT
S1	Senate	J. Scott	Mar 11, 2025, 5:23 p.m. CT
S2	Senate	J. Scott	Mar 17, 2025, 10:05 a.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 10, 2025, 1:26 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass concur in House Amendment No. 1
Do Pass as amended · House · Apr 2, 2025, 7:56 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
Do Pass · Senate · Mar 18, 2025, 1:47 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1144

Thursday, April 10, 2025 2:51:38 PM · arkleg

35Yea

0Nay

0Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (35)

House · RCS 1069

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 4:22:23 PM · arkleg

75Yea

12Nay

10Not voting

3Present

0Excused

Yea (75)

Nay (12)

Present (3)

Not voting (10)

Senate · RCS 629

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 2:35:07 PM · arkleg

30Yea

2Nay

1Not voting

1Present

1Excused

Yea (30)

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