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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1457

HB 1457: Family & med leave insurance

Implementing family and medical leave insurance.

Summary

  • Provides benefits for individuals on leave for a family member's serious health condition or the individual's own serious health condition, in addition to leave for a child's birth or placement.
  • Provides 12 weeks of leave for birth or placement of a child and for a family member's serious health condition, plus 12 weeks for an individual's own serious health condition, in an application year.
  • Provides for benefits based on the individual's wages rather than a flat amount.
  • Assesses a premium on employers of 0.2 percent of wages beginning on July 1, 2014, and then 0.4 percent of wages beginning on January 1, 2016, to finance benefits and administration, with subsequent annual adjustments. Allows employers to deduct one-half of premiums from employee pay.
  • Provides for the Employment Security Department to administer most parts of the program.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1457), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tami Green (D-28)
Introduced
January 28, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Companion bill
SB 5292
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1457, SHB 1457

AN ACT Relating to implementing family and medical leave insurance;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tami Green (D-28)

13 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

David Sawyer D-29Chris Reykdal D-22Sherry Appleton D-23Mike Sells D-38Timm Ormsby D-3Steve Bergquist D-11Laurie Jinkins D-27Gerry Pollet D-46Jake Fey D-27Jim Moeller D-49Ruth Kagi D-32Roger Freeman D-30Zack Hudgins D-11

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1457)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1457)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1457)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. Referred to Finance. (SHB 1457)
  8. Referred to Finance.
  9. LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1457)
  10. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1457)
  11. Minority; do not pass.
  12. LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. LWD - Executive action taken by committee.
  14. First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 1457 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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