Bills › 88th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 6, 2020
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 25, 2020
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 10, 2020
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Members of the United States Coast Guard would receive the same job protections as other military members when called to duty. This means employers must allow them to take leaves of absence and cannot fire them or take away their health insurance because of their service. Additionally, businesses would not be charged extra unemployment costs if they have to lay off a worker to bring a Coast Guard member back to their job.1
Read the official explanation
This bill concerns regular, reserve, and auxiliary members of the United States coast guard.1, concerning definitions for purposes of the military code, is amended to provide that federal active duty includes full-time duty performed in the United States coast guard.28, concerning leaves of absence for public employees ordered to certain military duty, is amended to provide that the requirement to provide a leave of absence for such duty also applies to regular, reserve, or auxiliary members of the United States coast guard when called to military duty. _____ to military service and military duty, is amended to provide that the prohibitions also apply to regular, reserve, or auxiliary members of the United States coast guard when called to military duty. Specifically, the Code section prohibits any discrimination against a person because of their military service and prohibits employers from discharging a person from employment, or failing to reinstate a person to employment, for leaves of absence related to military duty. The Code section also prohibits terminating coverage under a group health insurance policy for a leave of absence for military duty.43.
Changed since by amendment H-8015; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named January 23, 2020. On January 29, 2020 it recommended passage.
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