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House bill · PC 1336

Private Sector Parental Leave Law

This law requires private sector employers to provide a 5-day paid parental leave to all employees after birth or adoption. It also establishes penalties and remedies for non-compliance.

Para crear la “Ley de Licencia de Paternidad del Sector Privado en Puerto Rico”; a los fines de garantizar a todo padre empleado en empresa del sector privado una licencia de paternidad pagada de cinco (5) días laborables por nacimiento o adopción; para establecer multas, penalidades y remedios correspondientes; y para otros fines relacionados.

Puerto Rico Legislature’s bill record, via Open States

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Where it stands

Open
105 days
Filed Jul 16
Last step
73 days ago
Aug 17
Sent to committee
Stage
In committee
Step 2 of 5
  1. IntroducedJul 16
  2. In committeeAug 17
  3. On the floorNot yet
  4. Passed a chamberNot yet
  5. Became lawNot yet
Sponsor
Swanny E. Vargas Laureano
Filed in
The House

Read the original bill, in Spanish: PC 1336

Every step

On record, newest first.

  1. In House committee

    1. First reading in the House

      Aparece en Primera Lectura de la Cámara

    2. Sent to committee

      Referido a Comisión(es)

  2. Introduced

    Filed

    Radicado

Bill data via Open States / Plural Policy (public domain). The English title and summary are AI-generated from the official Spanish text; each step is the legislature’s own wording in plain English, with the Spanish beneath it.