Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Insurance

Assembly Bill 1098

Relating to: the establishment of a family and medical leave insurance program; family leave to care for a grandparent, grandchild, or sibling and for the active duty of a family member; the employers that are required to allow an employee to take family or medical leave; creating an individual income tax deduction for certain family or medical leave insurance benefits; allowing a local government to adopt ordinances requiring employers to provide leave benefits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Pope, Haywood, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Bowen, Billings, Cabrera, Conley, Emerson, Hesselbein, Hong, Milroy, Ohnstad, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Ringhand, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith and Wirch.

March 07, 2022           Referred to Committee on Insurance

March 10, 2022           Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Nicholas Esbeck

Committee Clerk