NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEAVE
Summary
Creates the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act. Provides that all employees shall be entitled to use a maximum of 10 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while a child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that an employer shall not require that an employee use leave the employee is entitled to under the Family Medical Leave Act instead of leave the employee is entitled to under the Act. Sets forth provisions concerning unlawful employer practices; Department of Labor responsibilities; and enforcement. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Fund.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 24, 2024
Last action Oct 18, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 19, 2024
How they voted
91–9
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 117
Apr 19, 2024
D
Democratic77
85% Yea
R
Republican40
62% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
65
Key actions
12
Committee
19
Amendments
8
Jun 26, 2024
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
lower
May 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
lower
May 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
To Subcommittee on Paid Leave
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Executive
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 092-009-000
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Labor & Commerce Committee; 029-000-000
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Tabled
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 028-000-000
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
P
Laura Faver Dias
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Rita
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Stephens
RRepublican
Co
Dave Koehler
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
Gregg Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Jenn Ladisch-Douglass
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Cassidy
DDemocratic
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