REQUESTING THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND TECHNOLOGY AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR TO CONVENE A LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING A PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM FOR THE STATE.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jackson Sayama

HCR 179 - Paid Family and Medical Leave Working Group OverviewBill Number: HCR 179 Title: REQUESTING THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND TECHNOLOGY AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTAT

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1683) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to LMG.

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Overview

Bill Number: HCR 179
Title: REQUESTING THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND TECHNOLOGY AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOR TO CONVENE A LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING A PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM FOR THE STATE.
Status: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1683) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to LMG.
Introduced: March 07, 2025

Purpose and Intent

The primary purpose of HCR 179 is to establish a legislative working group to study and develop recommendations for implementing a statewide paid family and medical leave program. The resolution recognizes the importance of providing workers with access to paid leave to care for themselves or family members during major life events or medical emergencies. The working group would be tasked with examining best practices from other states, evaluating potential program designs and funding mechanisms, and proposing a framework for how such a program could be established and administered in the state.

Key Provisions

Requests the Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Technology and House Standing Committee on Labor to convene a legislative working group

Directs the working group to:

Examine paid family and medical leave programs in other states
Evaluate potential program designs, eligibility criteria, and funding sources
Develop recommendations for establishing and implementing a statewide paid family and medical leave program

Requires the working group to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature prior to the 2026 Regular Session

Affected Parties and Impacts

If implemented, a statewide paid family and medical leave program would directly benefit workers across the state by providing them with access to paid time off to care for themselves or family members during major life events or medical emergencies. This could have significant positive impacts on employee wellbeing, workforce participation, and family financial security. Employers would also be affected, as they would need to comply with any new program requirements.

Procedural and Timeline Considerations

HCR 179 has been reported from the LAB (Labor) committee with amendments and is now recommended for referral to the LMG (Legislative Management) committee. If approved, the legislative working group would be convened to conduct its study and submit a report of its findings and recommendations prior to the 2026 Regular Session, at which point the Legislature could consider next steps for potentially establishing a statewide paid family and medical leave program.