HB5
Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 23, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5)
Chief Patron:
Kelly Fowler (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties.
Expands provisions of the Code that currently require one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked for home health workers to cover all employees of private employers and state and local governments. The bill requires that employees who are employed and compensated on a fee-for-service basis accrue ... (More) paid sick leave in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. The bill provides that employees transferred to a separate division or location remain entitled to previously accrued paid sick leave and that employees retain their accrued sick leave under any successor employer. The bill allows employers to provide a more generous paid sick leave policy than prescribed by its provisions and specifies that employees, in addition to using paid sick leave for their physical or mental illness or to care for a family member, may use paid sick leave to seek or obtain certain services or to relocate or secure an existing home due to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. (Less)-
Bill History
- 11/17/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102001D
- 11/17/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/15/2026 - House: Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/21/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 2-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/03/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/11/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2026 - House: committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/13/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/17/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5)
- 02/17/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108316D-S1
- 02/24/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/06/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (3-Y 95-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/11/2026 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Favola, Deeds, Peake
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Convirs-Fowler, Feggans, Wilt
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26109827D-H1
- 03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 14-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB5)
