Florida House Bill 627 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-14 - Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates "Florida Family & Medical Leave Act"; requires employer to allow employees to take paid family leave to bond with minor child upon birth, adoption, or foster care placement; provides for civil action & penalties; creates family & medical leave insurance benefits program; prohibits specified employment practices on basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth; provides for leave, maintenance of health coverage, reasonable accommodation & transfer, & return rights for employee who is disabled from pregnancy, childbirth, or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth.

Employment Practices for Family and Medical Leave

Rep. Angela Nixon [D]

Sen. Tracie Davis [D]

Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]

Rep. Andrew Learned [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-14	House	Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
2022-03-12	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2022-01-11	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-12-06	House	Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
2021-12-06	House	Referred to Commerce Committee
2021-12-06	House	Referred to Appropriations Committee
2021-12-06	House	Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
2021-11-17	House	Filed

H629 (Related) 2022-03-14 - Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
S688 (Same As) 2022-03-14 - Died in Commerce and Tourism
S656 (Similar To) 2022-03-14 - Died in Commerce and Tourism

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
444	001		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	002		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	003		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	004		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	005		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	006		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	007		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	008		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	009		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	01		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	011		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	012		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	013		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	014		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	016		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	017		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	018		Amended Code	See Bill Text
444	019		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	10		Amended Code	See Bill Text
760	11		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/627
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/627/BillText/Filed/PDF