Arkansas · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1505: TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC EMPLOYER TO OFFER AND PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR LICENSED COUNSELING FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED A TRAUMATIC EVENT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Enacted Last action March 25, 2025: Notification that HB1505 is now Act 398

Plain-language summary

HB 1505 is a bill introduced in the Arkansas House on February 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC EMPLOYER TO OFFER AND PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR LICENSED COUNSELING FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED A TRAUMATIC EVENT; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. Primary sponsor: Clarke Tucker (Democratic), Wing. It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2025): Notification that HB1505 is now Act 398.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Clarke Tucker (Democratic); Wing. 6 co-sponsors.