Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on June 27, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
House Bill 2575
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave. Establishes Family Leave Benefits Insurance Account. Requires employers to pay premiums withheld from employee earnings into account. Continuously appropriates moneys in account to Bureau of Labor and Industries and requires bureau to administer claims for benefits. Establishes qualifications for benefits. Creates unlawful employment practice. Authorizes bureau to assess civil penalties against employers for failure to comply with withholding requirements. Establishes procedures and requirements for filing reports with Department of Revenue. <b>Limits biennial expenditures by Bureau of Labor and Industries from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding federal funds, deposited in Family Leave Benefits Insurance Account. <b>Increases certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by Department of Revenue.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
Jackie Dingfelder, Sara Gelser Blouin, Chip Shields, Carolyn Tomei
In the Senate
3 co-sponsors
Its course
February 13 to June 27, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action23 actions on 13 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Jun 25132 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 13 to Feb 152 days
Human Services and Women's WellnessFeb 15 to May 377 days
Ways and MeansMay 3 to Jun 12 · moved on40 days
Transportation and Economic DevelopmentJun 12 to Jun 21 · moved on9 days
Ways and MeansJun 21 to Jun 254 days
In the SenateJun 25 to Jun 27 · stopped2 days
Waiting for a committeeJun 25 to Jun 261 day
Ways and MeansJun 26 to Jun 271 day
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading31–28
Passed · Jun 25 · 1 present
Senate, third reading13–16
Failed · Jun 27 · 1 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 3
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 25
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Jun 25
- Feb 13Introduced
- Feb 15Sent to Human Services and Women's Wellness
- Mar 19Heard in Human Services and Women's Wellness
- Apr 23Heard in Human Services and Women's Wellness
- May 3Human Services and Women's Wellness recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 12Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
- Jun 14Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
- Jun 21Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
- Returned to Ways and Means
- Jun 23Heard in Ways and Means
- Jun 24Heard in Ways and Means
- Jun 25Ways and Means recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Passed the House of Representatives, 31 to 28
In the Senate Jun 26 – Jun 27
- Jun 26Arrived in the Senate and sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 27Ways and Means recommended it
- Read a second time
- Failed in the Senate, 13 to 16
All 23 actions, as published
- Feb 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 15Referred to Human Services and Women's Wellness with subsequent referral to Revenue.House of Representatives
- Mar 19Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 23Work Session held.House of Representatives
- May 3Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, subsequent referral to Revenue be rescinded, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- May 3Subsequent referral to Revenue rescinded by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- May 3Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 12Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.House of Representatives
- Jun 14Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 21Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 21Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
- Jun 23Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 24Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
- Jun 25Amendments distributed.House of Representatives
- Jun 25Rules suspended. Second reading.House of Representatives
- Jun 25Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Rosenbaum. Passed.House of Representatives
- Jun 25Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Cameron, Hanna, Scott.House of Representatives
- Jun 26First reading. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.Senate
- Jun 27Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
- Jun 27Second reading.Senate
- Jun 27Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Monroe. Failed.Senate
- Jun 27Vote explanation(s) filed by Schrader.Senate