HB 889 (2020) -  Employment Practices

General Bill by Davis and Joseph (CO-SPONSORS) Alexander; Brown; Bush; Eskamani; Geller; Jenne; Jones; McGhee; Mercado; Smith, C.; Toledo; Webb
Employment Practices: Creates "Florida Family Leave Act"; requires employer to allow certain employees to take paid family leave to bond with minor child upon child's birth, adoption, or foster care placement; provides requirements, limitations, & duties; provides for civil action & penalties & criminal penalty; prohibits specified employment practices on basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth; provides for leave, maintenance of health coverage, reasonable accommodation & transfer, & return rights for employee who is disabled from pregnancy, childbirth, or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth.
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
Last Event: Died in Business & Professions Subcommittee on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1194 Subject: Employment Practices Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Business & Professions Subcommittee Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Business & Professions Subcommittee Time: 12/19/2019 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Commerce Committee Time: 12/19/2019 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Appropriations Committee Time: 12/19/2019 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Business & Professions Subcommittee Time: 12/19/2019 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Business & Professions Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 12/10/2019 - 10:26 AM Member: Davis Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
444.001 SB 1194
444.002 SB 1194
444.003 SB 1194
444.004 SB 1194
444.005 SB 1194
444.006 SB 1194
444.007 SB 1194
444.008 SB 1194
760.10 SB 34, HB 161, SB 206, CS/SB 566*, HB 635, SB 644, HB 761, HB 795, SB 1194
760.11 CS/HB 255, HB 635, SB 644, SB 726, SB 1194, CS/SB 1302

(*) Not the latest version