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2019 Regular Session

Senate Bill 947

Expands definition of "family member" for purposes of family and medical leave.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Workforce Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Expands definition of "family member" for purposes of family and medical leave. Makes family and medical leave requirements applicable to all employers, regardless of size of employer. Reduces number of days and hours employee must work for employer in order to become eligible employee. Extends length of leave employee may take for bereavement. Extends length of leave employee may take for family and medical leave. Requires employer to grant family leave with pay. Allows employee to determine order in which accrued leave is to be used when more than one type of accrued leave is available to employee. Allows employee who separates employment with employer to automatically reestablish eligibility to take family and medical leave if certain conditions are met. Allows recovery of compensatory and punitive damages for civil action brought alleging violation of family and medical leave requirements. .

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Rob Wagner

Its course

March 4 to June 30, 2019, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the SenateMar 4 to Jun 30 · stopped118 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 4 to Mar 62 days

WorkforceMar 6 to Jun 30 · stopped116 days

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 Senate Mar 4 – Jun 30

  1. Mar 4Introduced
  2. Mar 6Sent to Workforce
  3. Mar 25Heard in Workforce
  4. Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Mar 4Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Mar 6Referred to Workforce.Senate
  3. Mar 25Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.Senate