Legislation - HB1579

Title: State Personnel - Family and Medical Leave - Limits and Use
Sponsored by: Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee (By Request - Departmental - Budget and Management)
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Providing that an employee in the State Personnel and Management System may, without certain certification, take up to 30 days of paid family and medical leave to care for a child of the employee immediately following the birth of the employee's child or the placement of the child with the employee for adoption; and providing that family and medical leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act may not be limited to less than a certain number of weeks for certain employees in the Executive Branch.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

By Request of the Governor

Contingency - on a contingency described in Sec. 2 of the bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Personnel - Family and Medical Leave - Limits and Use Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2026 Legislative Date 2/19/2026 Action Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2026 Legislative Date 3/16/2026 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - State Personnel - Family and Medical Leave - Limits and Use
House	2/19/2026	2/19/2026	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/27/2026	2/27/2026	Hearing canceled
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2026	3/16/2026	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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