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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 469

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Relating to: allowing the enactment of family and medical leave ordinances. (FE)

Employment Family Ordinance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a city, county, town, or village may not enact and administer

an ordinance that requires an employer to provide family or medical leave to an

employee. This bill eliminates that prohibition.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D) , Wirch (D)

22 cosponsors

Bare (D) , Billings and Madison , C. Anderson (D) , Cabrera (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Goyke (D) , Haywood (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D)

Full history

  1. Sep 29, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Hesselbein, Agard, Carpenter, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Bare, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Cabrera, Considine, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Joers, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs and Vining

  2. Sep 29, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Oct 24, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 27, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  5. Nov 10, 2023 · Senate

    Representatives Billings and Madison added as cosponsors

  6. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1