Legislation

Title: Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – Novel Coronavirus (Essential Workers’ Compensation Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Terrasa
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Providing that certain firefighters, rescue squad members, advance life support unit members, police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, correctional officers, and certain health care workers and child care workers, who are suffering from the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are presumed, under certain circumstances, to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty or course of employment and is compensable in a certain manner; etc.

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Original:: Economic Matters

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Emergency Bill

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2021 Legislative Date 1/29/2021 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – Novel Coronavirus (Essential Workers’ Compensation Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/08/2021 Legislative Date 2/08/2021 Action Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2021 Legislative Date 2/09/2021 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2021 Legislative Date 2/09/2021 Action Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2021 Legislative Date 2/26/2021 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2021 Legislative Date 3/03/2021 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/29/2021	1/29/2021	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – Novel Coronavirus (Essential Workers’ Compensation Act)
House	2/08/2021	2/08/2021	Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m.
House	2/09/2021	2/09/2021	Hearing canceled
House	2/09/2021	2/09/2021	Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m.
House	2/26/2021	2/26/2021	Hearing canceled
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2021	3/03/2021	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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