2025 House Bill 4449

Labor: fair employment practices; employment decisions based on the health or illness of an employee's family member; prohibit.

A bill to prohibit employers from making employment decisions based on certain factors that are unrelated to employment; to prohibit certain inquiries; to prohibit retaliation; and to provide remedies.

Official record

Introduced in the House

May 6, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Julie Rogers (D-41) and 34 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Carol Glanville (D-84), Julie Brixie (D-73), Regina Weiss (D-5), Joey Andrews (D-38), Jasper Martus (D-69), Kara Hope (D-74), Mai Xiong (D-13), Brenda Carter (D-53), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Stephanie Young (D-16), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Noah Arbit (D-20), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Mike McFall (D-14), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Veronica Paiz (D-10), Natalie Price (D-6), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Kelly Breen (D-21), Stephen Wooden (D-81) and Joe Tate (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Economic Competitiveness