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
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT AUTHORIZING T HE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO ST UDY 2
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE FO R 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