Mississippi House Bill 216 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "families First Unpaid Leave Time Act"; To Provide That Full-time And Part-time Employees Shall Be Given Unpaid Leave Time To Participate In The Educational Or Extracurricular Activities Of The Child Of The Employee, To Accompany A Child Or Other Family Member To Any Medical Appointment By A Healthcare Professional Or To Care For A Sick Child Or Family Member; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That Certain Notice Must Be Given To The Employer When An Employee Uses The Unpaid Leave Time; To Provide That No Employee Shall Be Disciplined For Using The Unpaid Leave Time; And For Related Purposes.

Families First Unpaid Leave Time Act; enact to require employers to provide unpaid leave to employees for certain situations.

Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-15	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Workforce Development

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0216.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0216IN.htm