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House committee reviews senate changes to H.461 on unpaid leave, votes to concur in committee straw poll
Summary
The House General and Housing Committee reviewed the Senate-passed version of H.461, a bill expanding unpaid leave, discussed definitional changes and safe-leave provisions, and conducted a straw poll to concur with the Senate version (10-0).
The House General and Housing Committee met May 9 to review changes the Senate made to H.461, "An act relating to expanding unpaid leave," and conducted a straw-poll vote to concur with the Senate version.
Sophie, legislative staff with the Office of Legislative Counsel, summarized amendments the Senate added, including definitional changes and swaps of statutory references. Sophie told the committee the Senate adjusted the domestic-violence definition to incorporate language on "abusive and coercive behavior" from a cited statute (transcribed as "15 BSA 11 o 1") and clarified references that now cite Title 12 rather than Title 15 for certain offenses.
A committee member who identified themself as the bill…
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