Bill Text: AZ HB2745 | 2023 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Domestic violence; discrimination; protections

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-13 - House read second time [HB2745 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2023-HB2745-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: domestic violence; discrimination; protections

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

2023

 

 

 

HB 2745

 

Introduced by

Representatives Terech: Blattman, De Los Santos, Sandoval, Sun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 41, chapter 9, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1469; relating to discrimination in employment.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 9, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1469, to read:

START_STATUTE41-1469. Discrimination; domestic violence victims; employment; definition

A. Notwithstanding any other law, An INDIVIDUAL who is the victim of domestic VIOLENCE and who voluntarily leaves the individual's current place of employment to address any abuse shall receive all of the following from the individual's current employer:

1. Reasonable accommodations.

2. Leave balance protections.

3. unemployment eligibility protections.

B. For the purposes of this section, "DOMESTIC violence" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3601. END_STATUTE