2026 House Bill 5679

Labor: job training; fall prevention training; require employers to pay wages to employees for participating in.

A bill to require employers to compensate certain employees who participate in certain trainings.

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House Bills 5678 and 5679 mandates that unlicensed personnel attend required fall prevention training and their employers must pay those employees their regular wages for time spent training.

Introduced in the House

March 5, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Luke Meerman (R-89) and 26 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Julie Rogers (D-41), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), John Roth (R-104), Stephanie Young (D-16), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Mai Xiong (D-13), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Julie Brixie (D-73), Joey Andrews (D-38), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Kara Hope (D-74), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Brenda Carter (D-53), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Jason Morgan (D-23), Mike McFall (D-14), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Regina Weiss (D-5) and Natalie Price (D-6)

Referred to the Committee on Families and Veterans