Georgia Senate Bill 55 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-01 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Insurance and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for the creation of a program to compensate in part for the wage loss sustained by any individual who is unable to work due to such individual's own sickness or injury, the sickness or injury of a family member, or the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a new child; to create the Family Medical Leave Fund; to provide for contributions to such fund; to provide for filing determination and payment of claims; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations by the Department of Labor; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

'Georgia Family Medical Leave Act'; enact

Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Jennifer Jordan [D]	Rep. Michelle Au [D]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]
Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Nikki Merritt [D]	Sen. Nan Orrock [D]	Sen. Sally Harrell [D]
Sen. Kim Jackson [D]	Sen. Sheikh Rahman [D]	Sen. Freddie Sims [D]	Sen. Gail Davenport [D]
Sen. Ed Harbison [D]	Sen. Tonya Anderson [D]	Sen. Lester Jackson [D]	Sen. Sonya Halpern [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-01	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-01-29	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59162
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196366