2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 887

CHAPTER NUMBER: 550 File Code: Workers' Compensation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 743
Sponsored By:
Delegate McHale
Entitled:
Workers' Compensation - Partly Dependent Individuals - Death Benefit

Synopsis:

Modifying the calculation of the weekly death benefits payable to a partly dependent individual; and increasing the maximum limit of specified death benefits payable to a partly dependent individual and to a surviving spouse who remarries from $45,000 to $60,000.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Economic Matters
2/13
Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (136-1)
4/3
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Mitchell, McClenahan, and Brown
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/16
Signed by the Governor Chapter 550
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Finance
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
4/4
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Dorman, Roesser, and Kelley
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Labor and Employment
( 9-682 , 9-682 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 173892/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2002   at: 10:41 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 267179/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 3, 2002   at: 11:51 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 343226/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 4:48 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 793820/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2002   at: 4:49 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 21, 2002: Third Reading Passed (136-1)
April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
April 2, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
April 6, 2002: Third Reading Passed (44-0)