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CS/HB 55: Domestic Violence/Employee Leave [SPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council ; Porth ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Richardson ; Heller ; Scionti ; Ford ; Gibbons ; Bucher ; Roberson, Y ; Brandenburg ; Thompson, N. ; Bendross-Mindingall ; Jordan ; Ambler ; Precourt

Domestic Violence/Employee Leave [SPCC]; defines terms "domestic violence," "employee," "employer," "family or household member," & "victim"; requires that certain employers permit employee to take leave from work to undertake activities resulting from act of said violence; requires private employer to keep information re employee's leave confidential & governmental agency to keep such information confidential & exempt to extent authorized by statute, etc. Creates 741.313.

Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Action: 6/12/2007 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-107; See also HB 63 (Ch. 2007-108)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/29/2006 House • Filed
1/2/2007 House • Referred to Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council
3/6/2007 House • Introduced, referred to Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council -HJ 00013
3/15/2007 House • Referred to Business Regulation (JE) by Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council -HJ 00224
3/27/2007 House • On Committee agenda-- Business Regulation (JE), 03/29/07, 4:00 pm, Reed Hall
3/29/2007 House • Favorable by Business Regulation (JE); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00312
3/30/2007 House • Now in Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council -HJ 00312
4/19/2007 House • On Council agenda-- Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council, 04/20/07, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
4/20/2007 House • CS by- Jobs & Entrepreneurship Council; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 00586
4/23/2007 House • CS read 1st time on 04/23/07 -HJ 00574; CS filed; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00584
4/25/2007 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00686
4/26/2007 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 00779; CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00779
4/26/2007 Senate • In Messages; Received, referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Commerce; Judiciary; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00620
4/27/2007 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Commerce; Judiciary; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00680; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 188 -SJ 00681; Read 2nd time -SJ 00681
4/30/2007 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00700; CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00701
4/30/2007 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 00889
5/29/2007 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/12/2007 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2007-107; See also HB 63 (Ch. 2007-108)