JONES,LOU-LANG-REITZ-BOLAND-DAVIS,MONIQUE, ACEVEDO, FEIGENHOLTZ, MCKEON, PUGH, GIGLIO, MCGUIRE, HAMOS, CURRY,JULIE, GILES, SCULLY, BRADLEY, DART, BROSNAHAN, JONES,SHIRLEY AND HARRIS. New Act Creates the Flex-time Rights Act. Provides that an employer of 25 or more persons must grant leave of up to a total of 24 hours during any calendar year to employees who meet specified eligibility criteria. Provides that an employer may require that not more than 4 hours of this leave be taken by an employee on any one day. Provides that no leave may be taken unless the employee has exhausted all accrued vacation leave, personal leave, and compensatory leave. Provides for: written requests for leave; compensation; posting of notices of the requirements of the Act in workplaces; administration, adoption of rules, and enforcement by the Director of Labor; civil and criminal penalties and relief; exemption of employers that offer 3 days of personal or compensatory time per year to their employees; and construction of the Act in relation to other statutory provisions concerning leave. STATE MANDATES NOTE (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) HB 3 creates a personnel mandate requiring a 100% reimbursement by the State under the State Mandates Act. BALANCED BUDGET NOTE (Bureau of the Budget) Since the bill is not a supplemental appropriation, the Balanc- ed Budget Note Act is inapplicable. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Central Management Services) HB3 is expected to have no fiscal impact on DCMS. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Central Management Services) Same as previous DCMS fiscal note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (Dept. of Central Management Services) Same as previous DCMS fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Makes specified violations of the Act petty offenses (rather than Class B misdemeanors). HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that an employer may require that the duration of any period of leave be not less than 2 hours. 98-11-30 H PREFILED WITH CLERK 99-01-14 H FIRST READING 99-01-14 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,LOU 99-01-27 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LANG 99-01-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LABOR COMERCE 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REITZ 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ACEVEDO 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 99-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON 99-02-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PUGH 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GIGLIO 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HAMOS 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE 99-02-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES 99-02-24 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-24 H COMMITTEE LABOR COMERCE 99-02-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY 99-03-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DART 99-03-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN 99-03-03 H MOTION DO PASS-LOST 008-007-002 HLBC 99-03-03 H DO PASS/STANDARD DEBATE 009-007-000 HLBC 99-03-03 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 99-03-04 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED PARKE 99-03-04 H BALANCED BUDGET NOTE REQUESTED PARKE 99-03-04 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-09 H BALANCED BUDGET NOTE FILED 99-03-09 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CURRIE 99-03-09 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-09 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-10 H PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO JONES,LOU 99-03-10 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE 99-03-10 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-10 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-11 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-11 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-11 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #2 99-03-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CURRIE 99-03-11 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 99-03-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE 99-03-11 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 99-03-11 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS 99-03-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,SHIRLEY 99-03-12 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 99-03-12 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-17 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CURRIE 99-03-17 H ADOPTED 99-03-17 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-CURRIE 99-03-17 H ADOPTED 99-03-17 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HARRIS 99-03-19 H THIRD READING - CONSIDERATION POSTPONED 99-03-19 H PLACED CALENDAR-CONSIDERATION POSTPONED 99-03-26 H 3RD RDING DEADLINE 99-03-26 H EXTENDED - 5/21/99 99-03-26 H PLACED CALENDAR-CONSIDERATION POSTPONED 99-05-21 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary