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HR 1037

TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE NUCOR DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL ON FEBRUARY 19, 2025.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Joey Carr

Nucor Day recognizes Nucor Corporation’s contributions to Arkansas with ceremonial acknowledgment, highlighting its economic impact and community involvement.

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Bill Summary · HR 1037

Summary — HR 1037 (Arkansas House Resolution, 95th General Assembly, 2025)

Purpose

HR 1037 is a ceremonial House resolution that recognizes and celebrates “Nucor Day” at the Arkansas State Capitol on February 19, 2025. The resolution highlights Nucor Corporation’s contributions to Arkansas and the broader economy, and directs that a copy of the resolution be sent to Nucor’s Chief Executive Officer.

Key provisions

  • Officially recognizes and celebrates Nucor Day at the State Capitol Building on February 19, 2025.
  • Directs the Chief Clerk of the Arkansas House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the adopted resolution to the Chief Executive Officer of Nucor Corporation.

Background facts cited in the resolution

The text of the resolution summarizes Nucor’s role and activities, including:
- Identifies Nucor as the largest steel and steel products producer in the U.S. and a leader in steelmaking sustainability.
- States Nucor recycles approximately 20,000,000 tons of ferrous scrap metal annually and produces steel that is 100% recyclable.
- Claims Nucor’s greenhouse gas intensity is less than one‑fourth of the global steelmaking average and one‑fifth that of a traditional blast furnace producer.
- Notes Nucor’s Arkansas presence since 1987 and lists five in‑state facilities (four in Mississippi County — Nucor‑Yamato, Nucor Steel Arkansas, Nucor Coatings Corporation, Nucor Skyline Armorel — and Centria in Grant County).
- States Nucor employs more than 32,000 “teammates” in North America, with approximately 2,772 in Arkansas.
- Asserts no layoffs at Arkansas steel mills over 38 years, median production teammate pay averaging more than $100,000/year over the last three years, historical profit‑sharing of roughly 10% of earnings for non‑officers, and over $1 billion invested in Arkansas mills in the past five years.
- Notes scholarship program: $4,000/year per teammate/dependent; nationwide totals of ~$115,000,000 awarded to nearly 25,000 children since 1974, and nearly $12,000,000 awarded in Arkansas.
- Mentions Arkansas‑made steel used in major U.S. structures (e.g., One World Trade Center, Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, AT&T Stadium).

Who is affected

  • Primarily symbolic: Nucor Corporation and its Arkansas workforce and communities (public recognition).
  • State government and visitors (ceremonial observance at the State Capitol).
  • No regulatory, funding, or compliance changes for businesses, individuals, or agencies.

Procedural history & status

  • Introduced in the Arkansas House: February 5, 2025 (Rep. Joey Carr; Rep. Beth Van Duyne also listed as a primary sponsor; multiple cosponsors).
  • Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary (Feb 5); Committee returned Do Pass (Feb 13).
  • Read and adopted in the House (March 11, 2025 per text); rules suspended and adopted again May 8, 2025; reported enrolled May 8, 2025.
  • Final status: Read and adopted (ceremonial resolution, not a statute).

Impact and limitations

  • HR 1037 is a nonbinding, ceremonial resolution recognizing Nucor’s contributions. It creates no legal rights, obligations, or budgetary commitments and does not change state law or policy. Its primary effects are public recognition and acknowledgement of Nucor’s economic and philanthropic roles in Arkansas.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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