CHAPTER NUMBER: 591
File Code: Workers' Compensation
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 413/96 - FIN
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 706
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Della
- Entitled:
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Workers' Compensation - Construction Carve Out
Providing that, as part of a collective bargaining agreement with
respect to workers' compensation, an employer and a specified
exclusive bargaining representative of employees may agree to an
alternative dispute resolution system, the use of an agreed list of
health care providers, a light duty, modified job, or return to work
program, and a vocational rehabilitation or retraining program;
allowing employees to seek treatment from other health care providers;
requiring an appeal mechanism for use of other providers; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/30
- First Reading Finance
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/20
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- 4/3
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/22
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 591
House Action
- 3/20
- First Reading Economic Matters
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/1
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/28
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/29
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (95-28)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- ARBITRATION -see also- COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
- COLLECTIVE BARGAINING -see also- ARB.; STRIKES; UNIONS
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
- PHYSICIANS
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- SUNSET
- UNIONS
- WORKERS' COMPENSATION
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; OVERTIME
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Labor and Employment
- (
9-104
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 537842/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 18, 1997 at: 16:54
Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 023064/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 1, 1997 at: 10:42
Status: Adopted