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HB 47 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.

Summary
In the 149th General Assembly House Bill No. 64 amended Title 29, Section 5120 to insure that mothers who are full time state employees may have up to 6 weeks of unpaid leave following the newborn(s) discharge from the hospital even if their FMLA benefits have been exhausted. This bill clarifies that school district employees are entitled to the same unpaid leave.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2021 Last action Mar 24, 2021
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Committee
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Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 9 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 7, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House
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2 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37
P
Photo of Tizzy Lockman
Tizzy Lockman
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
Photo of Bryan Shupe
Bryan Shupe
RRepublican
DE
36
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
JL
John L. Mitchell
DDemocratic
DE
13
Co
Photo of Kyle Gay
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
DE
17
Co
Photo of Mike Smith
Mike Smith
RRepublican
DE
22
Co
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17