BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6349

SB 6349: Paid family & medical leave

Concerning paid family and medical leave.

Summary

Makes numerous revisions to the Paid Family and Medical Leave program to provide clarity and improve the program's administration , including waiting periods, conditional waivers, and supplementation of benefits.
Exempts casual labor from the types of covered employment.
Grants the Employment Security Department (ESD) statutory authority to administer oaths, take depositions, issue subpoenas, or compel a witness' attendance in an administrative proceeding.
Allows ESD to apply for and obtain a superior court order authorizing a subpoena in advance of its issuance.
Authorizes employees to bring a private right of action to recover damages for an employer's unlawful acts, under specified conditions.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6349), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to paid family and medical leave;

No recorded floor votes.

Feb 24, 2020Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6349)
Feb 24, 2020Senate Rules "X" file.
Jan 29, 2020Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6349)
Jan 29, 2020Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Jan 28, 2020LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6349)
Jan 28, 2020Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6349)
Jan 28, 2020Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6349)
Jan 28, 2020Minority; do not pass.
Jan 28, 2020Minority; without recommendation.
Jan 28, 2020LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 15, 2020First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

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

SB 6349 (2025–26) Interscholastic programs/tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6349 (2017–18) Real estate appraisers · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6349 (2015–16) Public funds and deposits · Enacted · Chapter 152, Laws of 2016
SB 6349 (2013–14) Eminent domain/condemnation · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6349 (2011–12) Habitual traffic offenders · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6349 (2009–10) Farm internship program · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 160, Laws of 2010
SB 6349 (2007–08) Correctional institutions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6349 (2005–06) Criminal justice legislation · Did not pass · died in committee