Adding the use of shared leave for employees who are sick or temporarily disabled because of pregnancy disability or for the purposes of parental leave to bond with the employee's newborn, adoptive, or foster child.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Apr 24, 2017
Signed Mar 13, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2018 · House Jan 31, 2018
How they voted
45–0
Passed
Total votes 45
Feb 27, 2018
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Mar 13, 2018
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0)
senate
Feb 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
SGTE - Majority; do pass.
upper
Jan 31, 2018
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
May 23, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Apr 24, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Apr 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass.
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
SGOV - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 24, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by State Government, Elections & Information Technology.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Feb 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
SEIT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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