Legislative Bill · Columbia
Passed

Enhanced Family Leave Expansion Act of 2023

Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
17 Sep 2023
Voting closes
16 Nov 2023
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
2 changes

Rationale

Increasing paid leave improves work-life balance, child development, and gender equity while reducing parental stress and burnout.

Proposed Changes

1

Paid Annual Leave
Previous law
~4 weeks statutory paid leave
6+ weeks statutory paid leave

2

Parental Leave Policy
Previous law
Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)
Mandatory one-year leave for both parents; employers may not contact them

Timeline

  • Draft
    16 September 2023


  • Vote Open
    17 September 2023


  • Vote Closed
    16 November 2023


  • Became Law
    16 November 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed
61Yes 13No 26Not voted 100 seats

For: 61 / 100 seats (61.0%)

Against: 13 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 26

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 82.4%)
Party Seats Vote
Columbian Communist Congress 13 Yes
Farmer-Labor Front 27 Yes
Free Citizens Alliance 13 No
Noble Reform 0 Abstain
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer 21 Yes
Empty seats 26 Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed
216Yes 116No 103Not voted 435 seats

For: 216 / 435 seats (49.7%)

Against: 116 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 103

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 65.1%)
Party Seats Vote
Columbian Communist Congress 39 Yes
Farmer-Labor Front 83 Yes
Free Citizens Alliance 116 No
Noble Reform 0 Abstain
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer 94 Yes
Empty seats 103 Not voted

Presidency

Passed
1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
Party Seats Vote
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer 1 Yes

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Free Citizens Alliance
Voted Sept. 22, 2023
No

“We oppose mandating that both parents go on leave for a year, preferring to leave it up to their individual discretion”

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