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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 216

Families First Unpaid Leave Time Act; enact to require employers to provide unpaid leave to employees for certain situations.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "FAMILIES FIRST UNPAID LEAVE TIME ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES SHALL BE GIVEN UNPAID LEAVE TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EDUCATIONAL OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF THE CHILD OF THE EMPLOYEE, TO ACCOMPANY A CHILD OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBER TO ANY MEDICAL APPOINTMENT BY A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL OR TO CARE FOR A SICK CHILD OR FAMILY MEMBER; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN TO THE EMPLOYER WHEN AN EMPLOYEE USES THE UNPAID LEAVE TIME; TO PROVIDE THAT NO EMPLOYEE SHALL BE DISCIPLINED FOR USING THE UNPAID LEAVE TIME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 15 to February 2, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Feb 2 · stopped18 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 15 to Feb 2 · stopped18 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 15 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Workforce Development
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives