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2026 Regular Session

HB37

General Assembly - Employment and Leave Protection for Members

Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025

Prohibiting an employer from depriving of employment or taking certain other actions against an employee who is a member of the General Assembly and who loses employment time to performing responsibilities as a member of the General Assembly; and establishing a penalty of a fine not exceeding $1,000 for a violation of the Act.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House January 14, 2026

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  1. House Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. House First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
  3. House Pre-filed
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