House General and Housing committee approves H.461 expanding unpaid-leave access

The House General and Housing Committee approved draft 1.1 of H.461 on Friday, March 14, 2025, voting 9 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 member absent. The committee had taken evidence and heard public comment on the bill before the vote.

H.461, described at the time as “an act relating to expanding employer–employee access to unpaid leave,” was moved and seconded in committee and placed on the floor for a roll-call vote on draft 1.1 (dated 03/11/2025). The clerk called the roll. Representatives recorded as voting yes included Representative Bartley, Representative Krasnow, Representative Charlton, Representative Dodge, Representative Dalton, Representative Howard, Representative Lamont, Representative Peso and Representative Mahali. Representative Parsons recorded a no vote. Representative Burrows was not present for the roll call. The chair confirmed the tally as 9 yes, 1 no, 1 absent and announced the bill approved by the committee.

Committee staff and members discussed post-vote processing. The committee instructed that the approved draft be transmitted to Legislative Council drafting operations; the clerk and committee reporter were given directions for filing and signing paper copies if desired. The committee also named Ashley as the reporter for the record.

With the committee vote concluded, members moved on to the next agenda item.