Adoption; leave benefit. (SB271)
Introduced By
Sen. Tom Garrett (R-Lynchburg) with support from co-patron Sen. David Suetterlein (R-Salem)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Adoption leave benefit. Creates a new classification of paid leave for a state employee who adopts an infant. The amount of leave would be equivalent to the amount of paid leave awarded to an employee pursuant to short-term disability for maternity leave. The Department of Human Resource Management is directed to develop guidelines and policies for implementing the adoption leave benefit. Read the Bill »
Status
03/02/2016: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100526D |
| 01/07/2016 | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 01/18/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (SB271) |
| 01/18/2016 | Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/18/2016 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 01/27/2016 | Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2016 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/01/2016 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/02/2016 | Fiscal impact review from JLARC (SB271) |
| 02/03/2016 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/03/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/03/2016 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 02/17/2016 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4 |
| 02/18/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 02/23/2016 | Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2016 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/24/2016 | Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement |
| 03/02/2016 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017 |
| 03/02/2016 | Continued to 2017 in Appropriations |