Bills / S.B. 258
S.B. 258 Infant at Work Amendments
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote (stopped here)
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would extend a Department of Health pilot that lets state employees bring an infant to work for the first six months or until the baby becomes mobile to all state executive agencies. Agencies could allow it under statewide safety rules and an application process, and a participant could be removed if they become a distraction.
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Official description
- defines terms
- makes permanent the Infant at Work Program (program) available for Department of Health and Human Services (department) employees and removes obsolete pilot-related references
- repeals the June 30, 2026 sunset date for the program
- authorizes an executive branch agency to opt-in to the program by submitting written notice from the agency head to the Division of Human Resource Management (division)
- makes an agency's participation in the program subject to division approval
- authorizes the division to withdraw or revoke an agency's approval if the agency's participation is detrimental to the program's administration or the agency's work environment
- requires an agency that participates in the program to:
- adopt a written participation policy
- determine whether an employee of the agency may participate in the program based on workplace considerations
- authorizes the division to adopt rules to administer the program
- adds a July 1, 2029 repeal date, subject to review by a legislative interim committee
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 7 yes, 0 no, 1 absentSenate Business and Labor Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 12, 2026Who voted how
- 5 yes, 2 no, 1 absentSenate Business and Labor Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 12, 2026Who voted how
- 21 yes, 4 no, 4 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 24, 2026Who voted how
- 15 yes, 7 no, 7 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 25, 2026Who voted how
- 12 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Health and Human Services Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 3, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 12, 2026 Senate Business and Labor Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (23 turns) →
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (12 turns) →
- Feb 25, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (8 turns) →
- Mar 3, 2026 House Health and Human Services Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (38 turns) →
- Mar 6, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (3 turns) →