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
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 24, 2017
Last action Feb 22, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
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
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Braun
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keiser
DDemocratic
Co
KR
Kevin Ranker
DDemocratic
Co
MC
Maralyn Chase
DDemocratic
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