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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky HB 699 establishes six weeks of paid family medical leave for full-time state employees
Last action · March 2, 2026: to State Government (H)Sponsors: Lindsey Burke and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Full-time classified and unclassified state employees who have completed 30 days of service are entitled to a maximum of six weeks of employer-paid family medical leave. The leave can be used continuously or in one-week blocks within one year of a qualifying birth, child placement, or serious health condition, and must be used before any other accrued leave.
Changes leave benefits for state workers by providing up to six weeks of paid time off for family and medical needs, affecting thousands of executive branch employees and potentially expanding leave options to judicial and legislative branch workers if adopted.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Full-time state employees
Full-time state employees gain entitlement to up to six weeks of paid family medical leave and must use it before other accrued leave.
State executive branch agencies
State agencies must administer the new paid family medical leave program and manage employee leave requests and intermittent absences.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for the paid family medical leave?
Can unused family medical leave be paid out when leaving state service?
How must the family medical leave be taken?
Does this leave apply to judicial and legislative branch employees?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 2, 2026HouseCommitteeto State Government (H)
- Feb 23, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Introduction of Paid Family Medical Leave
Creates a formal statutory entitlement for up to six weeks of employer-paid family medical leave for state employees, distinct from unpaid FMLA leave.
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apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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