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HB 1065: Public Employee Housing Benefits

GENERAL BILL by Grow

Public Employee Housing Benefits; Provides requirements for receipt of Heroes Reward benefit; authorizes accrued sick leave & annual leave balances be combined in certain circumstances; provides that leave balances for Heroes Reward benefit are counted separately from other programs & leave balances are updated at time of payment; requires that payments be made using employee's current base pay; authorizes public employer to make payment directly to specified person; requires payments to be made within specified timeframe; requires DMS to adopt rules, authorizing political subdivisions to take certain actions to implement specified provisions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/13/2026 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2026 House • Filed
    1/12/2026 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Budget Committee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
    1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

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  • HB 1065, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2026 at 2:32 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1432 Public Employee Housing Benefits Calatayud Identical Last Action: 1/8/2026 S Filed

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.049 Page 1 (pdf)

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