BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

SB 5559: Paid sick leave verification

Concerning verification for use of paid sick leave.

Summary

Provides for paid sick leave absences exceeding three days, an employer who does not offer a health insurance plan as an employee benefit and pays at least 85 percent of the cost of the insurance may only require an oral or written explanation provided by the employee as verification that an employee's use of paid sick leave is for the authorized purpose; and may not require a medical examination or statement from a health care provider.
Requires that this verification be consistent with any the Department of Labor and Industries rules.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to verification for use of paid sick leave;

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

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

SB 5559 (2025–26) UGA subdivision process · Enacted · Chapter 271, Laws of 2025
SB 5559 (2023–24) Student restraint, isolation · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5559 (2019–20) Civil action commencement · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5559 (2017–18) Vulnerable youth guardians · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5559 (2015–16) Tuition waivers/st employees · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5559 (2013–14) Educational specialist degrs · Enacted · Chapter 296, Laws of 2013
SB 5559 (2011–12) County sales and use taxes · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5559 (2009–10) Hunting safety · Did not pass · died in committee