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S559 • 2025

Study State Emp. Bereavement Leave .

Study State Emp. Bereavement Leave .

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Murdock, Chitlik, Smith, Waddell
Last action
2025-03-26
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
2025-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Study State Emp. Bereavement Leave .

Study State Emp.

What This Bill Does

  • Study State Emp.
  • Bereavement Leave .

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Study State Emp. Bereavement Leave .

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 559

Short Title: Study State Emp. Bereavement Leave . (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Murdock (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 26, 2025
*S559-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT AUTHORIZING T HE LEGISLATIVE RESEA RCH COMMISSION TO ST UDY 2
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. The Legislative Research Commission (LRC) shall study the need for 5
bereavement leave for State employees. The LRC shall consider relevant data from the Office of 6
State Human Resources as part of its assessment. The LRC shall report its findings and any 7
legislative proposals to the 2026 Regular Session of the 2025 General Assembly. 8
SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the General Assembly 9
the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year to fund the study 10
mandated by this act. 11
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 12