Florida Senate Bill 1596 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creating the "Florida Family and Medical Leave Act"; requiring an employer to allow certain employees to take family and medical leave to bond with a minor child upon the child's birth, adoption, or foster care placement; requiring an employer to provide notice to employees of certain rights relating to family and medical leave; authorizing an employee to file a civil action against an employer for a violation; revising the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 to prohibit specified employment practices on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, etc.

Employment Practices for Family and Medical Leave

Sen. Janet Cruz [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	Senate	Died in Commerce and Tourism
2021-03-02	Senate	Introduced
2021-03-02	Senate	Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
2021-02-24	Senate	Filed

S1586 (Related) 2021-04-30 - Died in Banking and Insurance
H1245 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
H581 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
H1247 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
S384 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Commerce and Tourism
H1249 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee

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/2021/1596
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1596/BillText/Filed/HTML