Laura Faver Dias
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 62
Primary
Creates the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act. Provides that an employee of an employer with 16 or more employees and no more than 50 employees shall be entitled to use a maximum of 10 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while any child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that an employee of an employer with 51 or more employees shall be entitled to use 20 days of unpaid neonatal intensive care leave while a child of the employee is a patient in a neonatal intensive care unit. Provides that, upon the conclusion of leave taken under the Act, an employee shall be reinstated to his or her former position or a substantially equivalent one with no loss of benefits held or accrued prior to taking leave. Sets forth provisions concerning unlawful employer practices; Department of Labor responsibilities; and enforcement. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Fund.
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0259
Effective Date June 1, 2026
Governor Approved
Sent to the Governor
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
3/5 Vote Required
Passed Both Houses
Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025
Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
Second Reading
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
Assigned to Executive
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Arrive in Senate
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-007-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 021-002-000
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
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| Engrossed | HTML PDF |
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