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HB 1647 IN

Paid leave for mental health.

IN · session 2025 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 21, 2025

Latest action (Jan 21, 2025) Authored by Representative Hatcher

Summary

Entitles an employee to at least 36 hours of paid mental health leave per calendar year. Provides that unused paid mental health leave rolls over to the next calendar year and that an employer is not required to pay out unused paid mental health leave upon the termination of an employment relationship. Requires an employee to provide reasonable advance notice when paid mental health leave will be used. Prohibits an employer from discriminating or taking adverse action against an employee who uses paid mental health leave.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)

  1. Jan 21, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions · lower
  2. Jan 21, 2025 Authored by Representative Hatcher · lower
Subjects
AGENCIES; Civil Rights Commission (ICRC)AGENCIES; Department of Labor (DOL)AGENCIES; State Personnel Department (SPD)HEALTH; Behavioral Health; Generally

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