County employee leave; authorizing board of county commissioners to develop certain leave policy; allowing county employees to use leave to serve as certain election officials. Effective date.
Senate Bill 563 authorizes boards of county commissioners to develop a policy. This policy would allow county employees to receive up to three working days of paid administrative leave per calendar year. The leave is specifically for the purpose of serving as a precinct official, absentee voting board member, or other authorized election worker.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Apr 22, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was moved from the House of Representatives to the Senate floor, with minor formatting and header adjustments. The substantive policy content regarding county employee leave for election service remains unchanged. A new effective date of November 1, 2025 was added in the Senate version, replacing the House committee report date.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only procedural movement from House to Senate with updated effective date.
TIMELINE
Effective date changed from House committee report date (04/22/2025) to Senate floor version effective date (November 1, 2025)
TECHNICAL
Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated page numbering and committee report formatting
Removed House-specific committee report information dated 04/22/2025
Added Senate committee report dated February 11, 2025 with 'DO PASS' recommendation
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass County and Municipal Government
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to County and Municipal Government
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Local and County Government committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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