2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 849

File Code: Workers' Compensation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1005
Sponsored By:
Senator Exum (Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight Committee) and Senators Della, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
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

Senate Action
2/8
First Reading Senate Rules
2/16
Re-referred Finance
2/21
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/4
Returned Passed
House Action
3/21
First Reading Economic Matters
3/29
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/26
Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Sponsored by:

Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
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 (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 427076/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2006   at: 12:38 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 23, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (133-0)