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HB279

Military leaves of absence for employees of the Commonwealth, etc.; includes prof. firefighters.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Dan Helmer (D)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Military leaves of absence for employees of Commonwealth or political subdivisions; professional firefighters.

Provides that any person who is employed by the Commonwealth or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth as a professional firefighter shall receive paid leaves of absence for up to 388 work hours that a leave of absence is required, regardless of whether such amount of work hours exceeds 21 workdays per federal fiscal year, during which such person is engaged in federally funded military duty, to include training duty, or is called forth by the Governor for military duty. Under current law, employees of the Commonwealth or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth are limited to an eight-hour, 21-workday cap, which equates to seven workdays for such employees working in 24-hour shifts. The 388-work-hour cap would provide leave for a little over 16 workdays for such employees working in 24-hour shifts. This bill is identical to SB 401. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/05/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104149D
  • 01/05/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
  • 01/23/2024 - House: Assigned PS sub: Public Safety
  • 01/25/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
  • 01/26/2024 - House: Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2024 - House: Read first time
  • 01/31/2024 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/01/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/01/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/02/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 02/08/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB279)
  • 02/14/2024 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
  • 02/14/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
  • 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
  • 02/29/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 03/01/2024 - Senate: Read third time
  • 03/01/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/07/2024 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB279ER)
  • 03/07/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/08/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB279ER)
  • 03/11/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  • 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  • 03/28/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 184 (effective 7/1/24)
  • 03/28/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0184)

Full text and vote history:

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