Kentucky House Bill 537

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-14 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to define terms; require all employers to grant an employee at least 10 days bereavement leave, with a minimum of three days paid, following the death, miscarriage, or stillbirth of a child, or death of a dependent or other immediate family member; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a penalty for violations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to define terms; provide state employees at least 10 days bereavement leave, with a minimum of three days paid, following the death, miscarriage, or stillbirth of a child, or death of a dependent or other immediate family member; amend KRS 18A.110 to require the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet to promulgate related administrative regulations; provide that the Act may be cited as the Bereavement Leave Act.

AN ACT relating to bereavement leave.

Rep. Sarah Stalker [D]	Rep. Adrielle Camuel [D]	Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]	Rep. Josie Raymond [D]
Rep. Pamela Stevenson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-14	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-02-14	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb537.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb537/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/24RS/hb537/LM.pdf