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Committee removes pregnancy language from shared-leave bill, advances measure
Summary
Lawmakers debated House Bill 1599, which sought to expand the state shared-leave program; committee members voted to remove language specifically calling out pregnancy after staff warned of statutory and IRS issues, then gave the amended bill a due-pass recommendation.
Rep. Emily O’Brien introduced House Bill 1599 to the House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee as a cleanup to the state’s shared-leave statute.
"It's a very simple cleanup bill," Representative Emily O’Brien said, explaining that earlier drafts had attempted to add pregnancy as a qualifying condition but staff advised removing language that singled out pregnancy. The committee reopened the bill so HRMS officials could clarify the change.
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