The KY Senate voted 36-0 on Thursday for a bill that would increase access to paid family leave; employers would be able to decide whether or not to offer it as a benefit.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bipartisan bill aimed at expanding access to paid family leave won final passage Thursday as Kentucky's legislature shifted into overdrive before a two-week break. The Senate voted 36-0 to send the family leave legislation to Gov. Andy Beshear.
Supporters said House Bill 179 would amend state law to allow voluntary paid family medical leave to be offered as an insurance product. Such policies would be available to Kentucky employers, who would choose whether to offer it as a benefit to their employees. 'This is a market-driven policy proposal that includes no mandates on employers, workers or families,' Republican Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe said while presenting the bill to her colleagues.
The bill's leading sponsors are Republican state Reps. Samara Heavrin and Stephanie Dietz. The vote came as the state's GOP-dominated legislature braced for a frenzied day of work on stacks of bills as lawmakers neared the start of their extended break, which will give the Democratic governor time to review bills and decide whether to sign or veto them. Lawmakers will return to the Capitol in mid-April for the final two days of this year's 60-day session.
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