MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS LEAVE
Summary
Amends the Family Military Leave Act. Changes the name of the Act to the "Military Leave Act". Provides that an employee may use up to 8 hours per calendar month to participate in a funeral honors detail, up to a total of 40 hours per calendar year, or more if authorized by the employer or if provided for in a collective bargaining agreement. Provides for requirements to take leave for funeral honors details. Provides that an employee that takes leave may do so in lieu of, and without having exhausted, his or her vacation leave, personal leave, compensatory leave, or any other leave that may be granted to the employee, including sick leave and disability leave. Defines terms. Provides that the employer of an employee that takes leave must pay the employee his or her regular rate of pay for the leave taken to participate in a funeral honors detail. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025
Signed Aug 1, 2025
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Engrossed
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MINOR
The transition from the Engrossed to the Enrolled version of SB 220 involved only formatting and pagination updates, such as changing the document title and adjusting page headers. No substantive policy changes, new requirements, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.
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Updated the document title from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' and adjusted page numbering headers to reflect the final version of the bill.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House May 21, 2025
How they voted
54–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 58
Apr 3, 2025
D
Democratic39
89% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 1, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 025-000-000
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor; 016-000-000
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Porfirio
DDemocratic
P
Stephanie Kifowit
DDemocratic
Co
Craig Wilcox
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Meyers-Martin
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Schmidt
RRepublican
Co
Meg Loughran Cappel
DDemocratic
Co
Murri Briel
DDemocratic
Co
Nicolle Grasse
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Faraci
DDemocratic
Co
Sue Scherer
DDemocratic
Co
Willie Preston
DDemocratic
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