File Code: Workers' Compensation
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1316/01 - ECM
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Fulton,
Barve, Brown, Goldwater, Gordon, Krysiak, La Vay, McHale, and
Moe
- Entitled:
-
Genetic Discrimination - Workers' Compensation Coverage and Benefits
Prohibiting an insurer or employer from refusing to provide
compensation to a covered employee or from reducing a covered
employee's compensation award because of the employee's genetic
information; prohibiting a workers' compensation insurer from
canceling a policy or refusing to issue a policy or provide coverage
because of an employee's genetic information or genetic test; and
defining "genetic information" and "genetic test".
House Action
- 10/18
- Pre-filed
- 1/9
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/13
- Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- 3/23
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate Action
- 3/26
- First Reading Finance
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
- Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
- Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
- Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
- Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
- GENETICS
- INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
- WORKERS' COMPENSATION
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Insurance
- (
19-407
)
- Labor and Employment
- (
9-101 ,
9-501.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 153195/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 25, 2002 at:
1:30 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- House
- March 24, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-0)