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HB 493Session 2026HouseFailed

Leave for Living Organ Donation

Leave for Living Organ Donation; Defines "living organ donor"; requires state agencies to grant administrative leave, not to exceed specified number of days, to allow employee to serve as living organ donor; specifies that such leave is in addition to other leave authorized by law; defines "employer" and "living organ donor"; requires certain employers to grant unpaid leave of absence to allow employee to serve as living organ donor; specifies length of such leave of absence; authorizes employers to grant paid or unpaid leave for period longer than required period of time; provides effective date.

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Current stage

Failed

Introduced

Nov 19, 2025

Latest action

Mar 13, 2026

Recorded roll calls

3

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Labor & Employment

Source subjects

subject index

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsor

Berfield

Primary sponsor

Government Operations Subcommittee

cosponsor

Abbott

cosponsor

Barnaby

cosponsor

Bartleman

cosponsorBasabe
cosponsor

Blanco

cosponsor

Chaney

cosponsor

Cobb

cosponsorConerly
cosponsor

Cross

cosponsor

Daniels

cosponsorFranklin
cosponsor

Gentry

cosponsor

Gonzalez Pittman

cosponsorGriffitts
cosponsorGrow
cosponsor

Harris

cosponsorHodgers
cosponsorLaMarca
cosponsor

López, J.

cosponsor

Mooney

cosponsorPartington
cosponsorRizo
cosponsor

Rosenwald

cosponsor

Salzman

cosponsor

Sapp

cosponsorShoaf
cosponsor

Snyder

cosponsor

Stark

cosponsor

Steele

cosponsorTant
cosponsor

Valdés

cosponsorWeinberger

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

  1. Mar 13, 2026

    Died in Rules

    FailureSenate
  2. Mar 4, 2026

    Received

    EnrolledSenate
  3. Mar 4, 2026

    Referred to Rules

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  4. Mar 4, 2026

    In Messages

    Senate
  5. Mar 4, 2026

    CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

    PassageHouse
  6. Mar 4, 2026

    Read 3rd time

    Reading 3House
  7. Mar 4, 2026

    Added to Third Reading Calendar

    House
  8. Mar 4, 2026

    Read 2nd time

    Reading 2House
  9. Feb 26, 2026

    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)

    House
  10. Feb 24, 2026

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

    House
  11. Feb 24, 2026

    Bill released to House Calendar

    House
  12. Feb 24, 2026

    Reported out of State Affairs Committee

    House
  13. Feb 24, 2026

    Favorable by State Affairs Committee

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  14. Feb 20, 2026

    Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

    House
  15. Feb 2, 2026

    Now in State Affairs Committee

    House
  16. Feb 2, 2026

    Referred to State Affairs Committee

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  17. Jan 30, 2026

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    Reading 1House
  18. Jan 30, 2026

    CS Filed

    FilingHouse
  19. Jan 30, 2026

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    DeferralHouse
  20. Jan 30, 2026

    Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee

    House
  21. Jan 29, 2026

    Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee(Amended)

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  22. Jan 27, 2026

    Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

    House
  23. Jan 13, 2026

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    FilingReading 1House
  24. Nov 24, 2025

    Now in Government Operations Subcommittee

    House
  25. Nov 24, 2025

    Referred to State Affairs Committee

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  26. Nov 24, 2025

    Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  27. Nov 19, 2025

    Filed

    FilingHouse

Roll-call votes

The newest recorded chamber votes appear first. Your own representatives are highlighted when available.

passMar 4, 2026House

Passage, Third Reading

Vote source ↗
112 yes0 no5 not voting
View 117 recorded positions
Abbottyes
Albertyes
Alvarez, D.yes
Alvarez, J.yes
Andersonyes
Andradeyes
Antoneyes
Aristideyes
Bakeryes
Banksonyes
Barnabyyes
Bartlemanyes
Basabeyes
Benarrochyes
Berfieldyes
Blackyes
Blancoyes
Boothyes
Borreroyes
Botanayes
Boylesyes
Brackettyes
Brannanyes
Buchananyes
Busattayes
Campbellnot voting
Canadyyes
Casselyes
Chamberlinyes
Chamblissyes
Chaneyyes
Cobbyes
Conerlyyes
Crossyes
Daleyyes
Danielsyes
Driskellyes
Dugganyes
Dunkleyyes
Edmondsnot voting
Eskamaniyes
Espositoyes
Fabricioyes
Franklinyes
Ganttyes
Garrisonyes
Gentryyes
Gerwigyes
Giallombardoyes
Gonzalez Pittmanyes
Gossett-Seidmanyes
Gottliebyes
Grecoyes
Griffittsyes
Growyes
Harrisyes
Hart-Lowmanyes
Hinsonyes
Hodgersyes
Holcombyes
Hunschofskyyes
Jacquesyes
Johnsonyes
Josephnot voting
Kendallyes
Kincart Jonssonyes
Kosteryes
LaMarcayes
Longyes
López, J.yes
Maggardyes
Maneyyes
McClureyes
McFarlandyes
Meloyes
Michaelnot voting
Milleryes
Mooneyyes
Nixyes
Nixonyes
Oliveryes
Overdorfyes
Owenyes
Partingtonyes
Perezyes
Persons-Mulickayes
Plakonyes
Plasenciayes
Porrasyes
Rayneryes
Redondoyes
Rizoyes
Robinson, F.yes
Robinson, W.yes
Rosenwaldyes
Salzmanyes
Sappyes
Shoafyes
Siroisyes
Skidmoreyes
Smithyes
Snyderyes
Spenceryes
Starkyes
Steeleyes
Tantyes
Tendrichyes
Tomkowyes
Trabulsyyes
Tramontyes
Tuckyes
Valdésyes
Weinbergeryes
Woodsonyes
Yarkoskyyes
Yeagernot voting
Youngyes
passFeb 24, 2026House

Favorable (State Affairs Committee)

Vote source ↗
26 yes0 no0 not voting
passJan 29, 2026House

Favorable With Committee Substitute (Government Operations Subcommittee)

Vote source ↗
15 yes0 no4 not voting

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