Bill Type
House Bill
Congress Name
12th Congress of the Republic
Long Title
AN ACT MANDATING EMPLOYERS TO GRANT UP TO FOUR (4) WEEKS OF UNPAID LEAVE A YEAR TO EMPLOYEES WHOSE SPOUSE, PARENT, UNMARRIED CHILD, OR WHEN THEY THEMSELVES ARE SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS ILLNESS
Congress Author
PEREZ, FRANK S.
Date filed
November 6, 2002
Scope
NATIONAL
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5432, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING EMPLOYERS TO GRANT UP TO FOUR (4) WEEKS OF UNPAID LEAVE A YEAR TO EMPLOYEES WHOSE SPOUSE, PARENT, UNMARRIED CHILD, OR WHEN THEY THEMSELVES ARE SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS ILLNESS
SHORT TITLE : The Family and Medical Leave Act of 2002
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PEREZ, FRANK S.
DATE FILED : 2002-11-06
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Amin 2. Barinaga
3. Torres 4. Ancheta
5. Ablan 6. Zubiri
7. Dy 8. Beltran
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Chatto (052 ) 2. Del Mar (004 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00980
SUBMITTED ON 2002-11-06
SUBMITTED BY: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS: APPROVAL
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 2608, 12th Congress of the Republic
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2002-11-13
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2002-11-13
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2003-02-11
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2003-02-11
REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the original House Bill No. 2608, 12th Congress of the Republic as the sponsorship remarks.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2003-02-18
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2003-06-02
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:154     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2003-06-04
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2003-06-05
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