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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5459: Family & medical leave insur

Implementing family and medical leave insurance.

Summary

  • Allows workers to care for family members with a serious health condition or to recover from their own serious health condition. Expands duties of the employment security department. Requires each employer, for each individual, to pay a premium to the employment security department based on the amount of the employee's wages.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 22, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 1273
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to implementing family and medical leave insurance;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Steve Conway D-29John McCoy D-38Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Maralyn Chase D-32

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

SB 5459 in other sessions

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