Removing the requirement that an employee must work at least six months before taking vacation leave.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Jan 23, 2017
Signed May 4, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2017 · House Mar 1, 2017
How they voted
42–3
Passed
Total votes 45
Apr 12, 2017
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican21
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
7
May 4, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 12, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-3)
senate
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
Mar 1, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (61-32)
house
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 13, 2017
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
SEIT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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