BILL · 2017–18 SESSION
SB 5479: Shared parental leave
Establishing a shared parental leave program.
Summary
- Establishes a parental leave sharing program for state employees to provide leave to their spouses or domestic partners for the purposes of child care.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5479), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 25, 2017
- Out of committeeFeb 24, 2017
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)
- Introduced
- January 25, 2017 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 8, 2018
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to establishing a shared parental leave program;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)
15 co-sponsors (14 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- WM - Majority; do pass.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Referred to Ways & Means.
- And refer to Ways & Means.
- CLS - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.
SB 5479 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5479 (2025–26) Open space incidental use
- SB 5479 (2023–24) Long-term care/referendum
- SB 5479 (2021–22) Beverage alcohol/workforce
- SB 5479 (2019–20) State credit union act
- SB 5479 (2015–16) Contractor fining by DES
- SB 5479 (2013–14) Safekeeping of firearms
- SB 5479 (2011–12) High school math & science
- SB 5479 (2009–10) Juveniles & courts