RELATING TO FAMILY LEAVE.

HB 1268 would expand family leave eligibility to cover an employee's domestic partner and the child of an employee's domestic partner. Currently, most family leave laws focus on blood relatives or spouses; this bill explicitly adds domestic partners and their children to the list of protected individuals. The key change is broadening who qualifies for leave under existing family leave policies, directly affecting employees in domestic partnerships who need time off for partner or partner-related family care. This is a policy update to the current leave framework, not yet enacted.