SB 559 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Study State Emp. Bereavement Leave .

SB 559 directs North Carolina's Legislative Research Commission (LRC) to study whether state employees should receive bereavement leave. The LRC must examine data from the Office of State Human Resources and report findings with potential legislative proposals to the 2026 General Assembly. The bill appropriates $50,000 from the General Fund to fund this study during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It does not create new leave policies but sets a timeline for research, with the study mandated to begin by July 1, 2025. This is a procedural bill focused solely on gathering information, not implementing changes.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2025

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Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

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This bill transitioned from a filed draft version to an official edition, updating the bill number format and adding referral information to the Senate Rules and Operations committee. The changes are primarily administrative and formatting updates rather than substantive policy modifications.

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Updated bill identification from draft number DRS35221-LRa-46 to official edition number S559-v-1

Added Senate referral information showing the bill was referred to Rules and Operations of the Senate on March 26, 2025

Removed placeholder filing date of March 25, 2025 from the header section

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Mar 26, 2025

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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Mar 25, 2025

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0 primary · 4 co-sponsors