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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1273

HB 1273: Family & medical leave insur

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, 2016, and then 0.4 percent of wages beginning on January 1, 2018, to finance benefits and administration, with subsequent annual adjustments.
  • Provides for benefits to begin October 1, 2017, except for benefits for an individual's own serious health condition which begin October 1, 2018.
  • Allows employers to deduct one-half of premiums from employee pay.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1273), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
June Robinson (D-38)
Introduced
January 16, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 5459
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1273, SHB 1273

AN ACT Relating to implementing family and medical leave insurance;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: June Robinson (D-38)

25 co-sponsors (25 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mike Sells D-38Jessyn Farrell D-46Zack Hudgins D-11Ruth Kagi D-32Sharon Wylie D-49David Sawyer D-29Brady Walkinshaw D-43Luis Moscoso D-1Cindy Ryu D-32Timm Ormsby D-3Marcus Riccelli D-3Laurie Jinkins D-27Tana Senn D-41Joan McBride D-48Mia Gregerson D-33Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Jim Moeller D-49Chris Reykdal D-22Senator D-22Derek Stanford D-1Steve Bergquist D-11Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Gerry Pollet D-46Jake Fey D-27Gael Tarleton D-36

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1273)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1273)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1273)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1273)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1273)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1273)
  12. Referred to Appropriations.
  13. LAB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1273)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1273)
  15. LAB - Executive action taken by committee.
  16. Minority; do not pass.
  17. LAB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  18. First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1273 in other sessions

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