ESB 5632 — Protecting the health care of workers participating in a labor dispute.

What this bill does

Requires the Health Benefit Exchange to administer a health care premium assistance program for employees who lose employer-provided health care coverage as a result of a labor dispute.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · February 28, 2024
  56 yea · 38 nay · 4 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 4, 2024
  28 yea · 20 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 2, 2024
  30 yea · 19 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2023
  29 yea · 19 nay · 1 not voting

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