TO EXTEND MATERNITY LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE CATASTROPHIC LEAVE PROGRAM; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Mar 14, 2023
Signed Apr 12, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2023 · House Apr 6, 2023
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Apr 3, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
3
Apr 12, 2023
Signed into law
Notification that SB426 is now Act 770
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned To the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jimmy Gazaway
RRepublican
P
Missy Irvin
RRepublican
Co
DeAnn Vaught
RRepublican
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