Provides family leave to persons recovering from a pregnancy loss
This bill would expand family leave protections to include employees who are recovering from a stillbirth. It directly affects workers who experience pregnancy loss by adding stillbirth recovery to the list of qualifying reasons for taking unpaid leave under the state's workers' compensation law. The key provision amends existing definitions to allow employees to take leave during the first twelve months after a stillbirth, treating it similarly to leave taken to bond with a newborn child. The bill would take effect 90 days after becoming law if it were to pass both legislative chambers.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from version B to version C, indicating it has been amended and reported favorably by the Committee on Labor before moving to the Committee on Finance. The core policy change updates the definition of covered events for family leave, replacing the term 'stillbirth' with 'pregnancy loss' and adding a specific gestational threshold of twenty weeks or more to determine eligibility.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to cover a broader range of pregnancy outcomes by changing the terminology from 'stillbirth' to 'pregnancy loss' and establishing a twenty-week gestation limit for qualifying cases.
ELIGIBILITY
The term 'stillbirth' was replaced with 'pregnancy loss' to broaden the definition of covered events for family leave.
A new eligibility criterion was added requiring the pregnancy loss to occur at or after twenty weeks of gestation for the employee to qualify for benefits.
DEFINITION
The legal definition of the qualifying event was updated to align with the new terminology and gestational requirements.
TECHNICAL
The bill version number was updated from 4468-B to 4468-C, and the legislative tracking number was changed to reflect the amendment status.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025
How they voted
59–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 12, 2025
D
Democratic41
92% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
6
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4468C
upper
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
May 20, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4468B
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4468A
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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