Relating to leave laws concerning time off from work; declaring an emergency.
Summary
Digest: Makes changes to laws related to paid and unpaid family and medical leave. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7). Directs the Employment Department to collaborate with the Bureau of Labor and Industries to identify statutory changes that are needed to require the department and the bureau to perform certain duties. Requires the Employment Department to make certain findings regarding the consideration of implementing programmatic changes and benefits that are paid to certain employees under the paid family and medical leave insurance program and report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2024. Makes changes to the statutory provisions governing paid and unpaid job-protected leave entitlements. Makes technical changes and conforming amendments. Creates an exception from predictive scheduling penalty compensation requirements for employers that are unable to provide an employee with advance notice of scheduling changes that are necessitated by another employee's use of paid or unpaid leave. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024
Signed Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Mar 20, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Chaichi.
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Taylor, Bonham. Passed.
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business, then Ways and Means.
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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