Legislation

Title: Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - State Correctional Officers
Sponsored by: Delegates Buckel, Barkley, Beitzel, Frick, Glass, Glenn, Haynes, Hornberger, Jackson, McKay, Metzgar, Shoemaker, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and B. Wilson
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Extending the presumption of compensability under the workers' compensation law to include, under specified conditions, State correctional officers who suffer from heart disease or hypertension resulting in partial or total disability or death; requiring current State correctional officers to submit specified medical information to the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; allowing benefits under the Act to be added to retirement benefits subject to a specified limitation; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0411 Session: 2014 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2015

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2015 Legislative Date 2/11/2015 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2015 Legislative Date 2/11/2015 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2015 Legislative Date 3/13/2015 Action Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/10/2015	2/11/2015	First Reading Economic Matters
House	2/11/2015	2/11/2015	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/12/2015	3/13/2015	Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/11/2015	Text - First - Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - State Correctional Officers
3/13/2015	Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters

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