Paid Family Leave Insurance
Summary
Paid Family Leave Insurance; Authorizes life insurers to transact paid family leave insurance; provides circumstances under which paid family leave insurance may be issued & purchased under paid family leave insurance policy; provides circumstances under which family leave insurance benefits may be provided; requires that paid family leave insurance policies specify details & requirements relating to covered circumstances; specifies requirements for policies relating to benefit periods, waiting periods, benefit amounts, certain offsets, & payment of benefits; provides that eligibility for family leave insurance benefits may be limited, excluded, or reduced, but any such limitation, exclusion, or reduction must be specified in policy; provides circumstances under which limitations, exclusions, & reductions are permissible; provides applicable provisions for calculating rates; provides that paid family leave insurance forms & riders are subject to review by OIR; specifies means by which policy must offer family leave insurance benefits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 10, 2023
Signed May 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2023 · House Apr 20, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
May 1, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
15
Committee
19
May 25, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (Amended)
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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