BILL · 1999–00 SESSION
SB 5959: Newborn child care leave
Establishing that leave to care for a newborn child is not leaving work voluntarily without good cause.
Summary
- Declares that leave to care for a newborn child is not leaving work voluntarily without good cause.
From the Bill Digest (SB 5959), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 18, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Lisa Brown (D-3)
- Introduced
- February 18, 1999 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Lisa Brown (D-3)
2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5959 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5959 (2025–26) Charity care residency
- SB 5959 (2023–24) Traffic safety cameras
- SB 5959 (2021–22) FML insurance solvency
- SB 5959 (2019–20) Livestock identification
- SB 5959 (2017–18) Capital gains tax
- SB 5959 (2015–16) Natural resources management
- SB 5959 (2013–14) Educator prof. learning days
- SB 5959 (2011–12) K-12 educator employment