BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2557: Unused shared leave return

Addressing the return of unused shared leave.

Summary

Allows unused shared leave to be returned if an employee is released to full-time employment, has not received medical treatment for a qualifying condition for at least six months, and the employee's doctor has declined the employee's request for a statement indicating the employee's condition has been resolved.
Requires an agency head to approve a new shared leave request when an employee who has a closed shared leave account subsequently needs to use shared leave due to the same condition.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2557), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 177, Laws of 2016

AN ACT Relating to the return of unused shared leave;

Passed February 11, 2016

Version voted on: HB 2557

96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	50	0	0	0
Republican	46	0	0	1

How each member voted

Passed March 1, 2016

Version voted on: HB 2557

48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	24	0	0	0
Republican	24	0	0	1

How each member voted

Apr 1, 2016Effective date 6/9/2016.
Apr 1, 2016Chapter 177, 2016 Laws.
Apr 1, 2016Governor signed.
Mar 7, 2016Delivered to Governor.
Mar 4, 2016President signed.
Mar 4, 2016Speaker signed.
Mar 1, 2016Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Mar 1, 2016Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 26, 2016Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 23, 2016GOS - Majority; do pass.
Feb 23, 2016Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 15, 2016First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security.
Feb 11, 2016Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Feb 11, 2016Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 10, 2016Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 4, 2016Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Feb 2, 2016SG - Majority; do pass.
Jan 14, 2016First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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

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