Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Labor and Workplace Standards Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2790
Clarifies the meaning of "mental health condition" for purposes of sick leave provisions to include leave taken to restore the employee or the employee's family member to a state of mental well-being.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act clarifies that employees can take sick leave for a mental health condition. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Clarifies the meaning of "mental health condition" for purposes of sick leave provisions to include leave taken to restore the employee or the employee's family member to a state of mental well-being. Requires the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to develop informational materials and training opportunities on the relationship between mental and physical health and the benefits of mental health leave. Permits the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to enter into contracts with mental health professionals to investigate retaliation complaints involving absences relating to a mental health condition. Requires the commissioner to adopt rules concerning retaliation for absences related to a mental health condition.
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
2 co-sponsors
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Labor and Workplace StandardsJan 17 to Jun 27 · stopped161 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 House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Labor and Workplace Standards
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives