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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 2739: Shared leave program

Adjusting certain requirements of the shared leave program.

Summary

  • Provides that employees may maintain up to 40 hours of applicable leave in reserve and may not be required to deplete all leave to qualify for shared leave.
  • Permits an agency head to grant shared leave to an employee if the employee or a relative or household member is isolated or quarantined due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
  • Allows intermittent and nonconsecutive use of shared leave.
  • Adjusts certain requirements for when parental leave may be used following shared leave taken for a pregnancy disability.
  • Removes the requirement that an employee pursue and be found ineligible for industrial insurance wage benefits for shared leave eligibility.
  • Limits the amount of shared leave that an employee may receive when also receiving industrial insurance wage replacement benefits to 25 percent of base salary.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2739), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2020
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2020
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2020
  3. Passed HouseFeb 17, 2020
  4. Passed SenateMar 6, 2020
  5. GovernorMar 17, 2020
  6. LawMar 17, 2020
Prime sponsor
Shelley Kloba (D-1)
Introduced
January 20, 2020 in the House
Last action
March 17, 2020
Session law
Chapter 6, Laws of 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to adjusting certain requirements of the shared leave program;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Shelley Kloba (D-1)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Monica Jurado Stonier D-49Sherry Appleton D-23Lauren Davis D-32Davina Duerr D-1

Votes

House · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 17, 2020
Version voted on: HB 2739
96 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat57000
Republican39101
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Nay (1)

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 6, 2020
Version voted on: HB 2739
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican20000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 10, 2020
Version voted on: HB 2739
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican20000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed March 10, 2020
Version voted on: HB 2739
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56001
Republican41000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Effective date 3/17/2020*.
  2. Chapter 6, 2020 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. President signed.
  5. Delivered to Governor.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  10. Returned to second reading for amendment.
  11. Senate receded from amendments.
  12. Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  13. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  14. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  17. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  18. Committee amendment not adopted.
  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  21. SGTE - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  22. First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
  23. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  24. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  25. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  26. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  27. Committee relieved of further consideration.
  28. Referred to Appropriations.
  29. SGOV - Majority; do pass.
  30. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

HB 2739 in other sessions

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