2005 Senate Bill 376

Mandate paid leave for state employee organ donors

Introduced in the Senate

April 13, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Gilda Jacobs (D-14)

To require the state to provide up to 30 days of paid leave to government workers who serve as an organ donor.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor

March 15, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

March 22, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not require 30 days of paid leave to government workers who serve as an organ donor, but instead allows the Department of Management and Budget (DMB) to create an organ donor leave time program for state employees.

The substitute passed by voice vote

March 23, 2006

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To allow the Department of Management and Budget (DMB) to create an organ donor leave time program for state employees, and require the DMB to report annually to the legislature, governor, and Civil Service Commission regarding the program. The bill Civil Service Commission would be encouraged to approve the program for civil service employees.

Received in the House

March 23, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations