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Employee absence for certain meetings.

IN · session 2025 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2025

Latest action (Apr 24, 2025) Signed by the Governor

Summary

Prohibits an employer from taking an adverse employment action against an employee as a result of the employee's absence from work to attend an attendance conference or a case conference committee meeting with respect to the employee's child, except under certain circumstances. Provides that an employer is not required to pay an employee for travel or attendance time with respect to a conference or meeting. Requires certain persons to provide documentation related to a conference or meeting under certain circumstances.

Sponsors (3)

11 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (27)

  1. Jan 13, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2025 Authored by Senator Pol · upper
  3. Jan 29, 2025 Senator Rogers added as second author · upper
  4. Jan 30, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  5. Jan 30, 2025 Senators Niezgodski, Doriot, Walker G, Hunley, Donato added as coauthors · upper
  6. Feb 4, 2025 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
  7. Feb 4, 2025 Amendment #1 (Pol) prevailed; voice vote · upper
  8. Feb 4, 2025 Senator Yoder added as coauthor · upper
  9. Feb 6, 2025 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
  10. Feb 11, 2025 Placed back on second reading · upper
  11. Feb 19, 2025 Amendment #4 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote · upper
  12. Feb 19, 2025 Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
  13. Feb 20, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 191: yeas 30, nays 19 · upper
  14. Feb 20, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Cash · upper
  15. Feb 20, 2025 Cosponsors: Representatives Olthoff, Moseley, Garcia Wilburn · upper
  16. Feb 20, 2025 Senator Jackson L added as coauthor · upper
  17. Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
  18. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions · lower
  19. Apr 3, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  20. Apr 8, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  21. Apr 9, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 415: yeas 96, nays 0 · lower
  22. Apr 10, 2025 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
  23. Apr 14, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  24. Apr 14, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  25. Apr 16, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  26. Apr 24, 2025 Public Law 109 · upper
  27. Apr 24, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
Subjects
CHILDREN AND MINORS; GenerallyLABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; Collective Bargaining, Benefits, and WagesLABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; Labor DisputesLOCAL GOVERNMENT; EmployeesPROTECTED CLASSESSTATE GOVERNMENT; Employees

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