HOUSE BILL 543

File Code: Workers' Compensation Prior Year Introduction As: SB 563/95 - FIN Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 491

Sponsored By:

Delegate Mossburg

Entitled:

Workers' Compensation - Drug-Free Workplace Program - Use of Drugs or Alcohol

Synopsis:

Establishing that, under specified circumstances, a specified employee or dependent is not entitled to specified compensation or benefits under the workers' compensation law if a substantial cause of an accidental personal injury, compensable hernia, or occupational disease was the effect on the employee of intoxication or a specified drug; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Economic Matters

Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.

2/5

Hearing cancelled

2/20

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACCIDENTS

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -see also- DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING

DRUGS -see also- C. D. S., DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Bill affects the following Statute:

Labor and Employment

( 9-506 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available