SSB 5101 — Expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes or bias incidents.

What this bill does

Expands the protections of the Domestic Violence Leave Act to employees who are, or whose family members, are victims of hate crimes.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 15, 2025
  59 yea · 38 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2025
  40 yea · 8 nay · 1 not voting

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