AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS
Summary
Expands the benefit definitions of temporary care giver leave to include a grandchild and care recipient and would increase a leave benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and twelve 12 weeks for 2028.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Last action May 29, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026
How they voted
30–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
May 28, 2026
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 29, 2026
Committee
05/29/2026 Referred to House Labor
lower
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
05/28/2026 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 26, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 29, 2026
Committee
04/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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