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Governor Ferguson signs law allowing shared leave for employees facing immigration proceedings or hate-crime victimization

Governor's Office - Boards & Commissions · March 30, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 2411 expands the state's shared leave program so state employees absent for immigration proceedings or victimized by hate crimes can receive donated leave; Representative Asmanslahuddin described a case of a detained state worker that motivated the bill.

Governor Ferguson signed House Bill 2411, expanding Washington's shared leave program to allow state employees to use donated leave if they are absent for immigration proceedings or have been victimized by hate crimes.

State Representative Asmanslahuddin, the bill's sponsor at the event, told the ceremony, "Earlier this…

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