Adoption; leave benefit.
Summary
Creates a new classification of paid leave for a state employee who adopts an infant. The amount of leave would be equivalent to the amount of paid leave awarded to an employee pursuant to short-term disability for maternity leave. The Department of Human Resource Management is directed to develop guidelines and policies for implementing the adoption leave benefit. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2018
Last action Mar 6, 2018
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB262E
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Jan 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Jan 5, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100966D
legislature
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
AC
Amanda Chase
RRepublican
Co
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.
RRepublican
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