2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1005

CHAPTER NUMBER: 369 File Code: Workers' Compensation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 849
Sponsored By:
Delegates Wood and Minnick (Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight Committee) and Delegates Bohanan, Jameson, Levy, Malone, Mayer, and Weir
Entitled:
Workers' Compensation - Civil Defense Volunteers - Emergencies

Synopsis:

Providing that specified civil defense volunteers are covered employees under specified circumstances; designating the State as the employer for these covered employees; repealing specified provisions under workers' compensation law that exclude workers' compensation coverage for specified volunteers from specified counties; requiring volunteers who are covered employees to meet specified qualifications; establishing a specified formula for calculating specified benefits; and defining specified terms.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2/27
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
2/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/2
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/3
First Reading Finance
3/15
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable Report by Finance
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (33-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/2
Signed by the Governor Chapter 369

Sponsored by:

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Workers' Comp. Benefit & Ins. Oversight Com.

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

EMERGENCIES
MILITIA
VOLUNTEERS -see also- MARYLAND SERVICE CORPS
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Labor and Employment
( 9-215 , 9-232 , 9-232.1 )
Public Safety
( 14-101 , 14-107 , 14-108 , 14-3A-01 , 14-602 , 14-702 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Senate
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (33-0)