2025-2026 Session
Change SessionH.461
An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/16/2025 - Delivered to the Governor on May 16, 2025
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on General and Housing
- 1:40 PM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Introduction
Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Sponsor
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on General and Housing
- 10:00 AM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Walk-through and testimony
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- 11:00 AM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Testimony
Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- 3:45 PM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Discussion of current Family Medical Leave Act provisions
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 14, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on General and Housing
- After the Floor
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Committee discussion
- 1:00 PM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Vote
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on General and Housing
- 12:05 PM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Amendment introduction and straw poll
Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 9:15 AM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Introduction and Walk-through
Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Lead Sponsor
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
J.P. Isabelle, Executive Director, Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 10:40 AM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
David Martin, Governmental Affairs, Airline Pilots Association
Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 9:00 AM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- 9:30 AM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Emmett Avery, Coalition Manager, Vermont Paid Leave
- 10:20 AM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Vote
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 2:00 PM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Walk-through and Possible Vote
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Reporter
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on General and Housing
- 9:30 AM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Committee discussion of Senate amendments
Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on General and Housing
- 1:45 PM
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H.461 - An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Review of Senate amendments and straw poll
Committee Documents
An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on General and Housing
- Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor
- Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Sponsor
- Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Reporter
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Emmett Avery, Coalition Manager, Vermont Paid Leave
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- J.P. Isabelle, Executive Director, Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO
- Rep. Emilie Krasnow, Lead Sponsor
- David Martin, Governmental Affairs, Airline Pilots Association
- Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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An act relating to expanding employee access to unpaid leave
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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