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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5032: 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, an individual's own serious health condition, a child's birth or placement of a child, or a military exigency.
  • Provides up to 26 weeks of leave for birth or placement of a child, for a family member's serious health condition, or for a military exigency, starting October 1, 2019.
  • Provides up to 12 weeks of leave for an individual's own serious health condition starting October 1, 2020.
  • Establishes benefits, which are capped at $1,000 per week, based on the individual's wage rather than a flat amount.
  • Specifies a premium on employers of 0.255 percent of wages beginning on July 1, 2018, and then 0.51 percent of wages beginning January 1, 2020.
  • Allows employers to deduct up to one-half of the premiums from the employee's pay.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5032), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 11, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Companion bill
HB 1116
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to implementing family and medical leave insurance;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

15 co-sponsors (15 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jamie Pedersen D-43Christine Rolfes D-23Steve Conway D-29Jeannie Darneille D-27Bob Hasegawa D-11Annette Cleveland D-49Senator D-22Maralyn Chase D-32Kevin Ranker D-40John McCoy D-38Steve Hobbs D-44Sharon Nelson D-34Andy Billig D-3Senator D-46Guy Palumbo D-1

Votes

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

History

  1. Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to Labor & Commerce.
  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 & Sports.

SB 5032 in other sessions

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

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