Senate Finance Committee Recommends HB 628 be Held for Further Study.
HB628 establishes mandatory paid family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) controlled by the State.
The costs to operate the program are unknown.
Insurance plans currently exist that provide coverage for the types of benefits included in this legislation.
That coverage is sold, on a voluntary basis, to employers wanting to provide these benefits to their employees.
HB628 grows government, regulations and cost, to take over a service offered in the private market.
Those issues (listed in the Bill text) were cited as reasons for the Senate Finance Committee vote.
The Senate Finance recommendation, if approved by the full Senate, would kill HB 628 for this legislative.
The Governor has said that he would veto HB 628 if it reaches his desk, citing similar reasons.
The House Finance Committee had voted to kill the bill, but was overruled by the full House.
The House passed this bill three times and the full Senate could still resurrect it as the House did.
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