HOUSE BILL 491

Sponsored By:

Delegate Mitchell

Entitled:

Workers' Compensation - Principal Contractor - Liability

Synopsis:

Limiting the liability of a principal contractor for workers' compensation payments if a sole proprietor does not notify the principal contractor of the sole proprietor's status as a covered employee; altering the circumstances under which an individual is presumed to be a sole proprietor who is not a covered employee; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/30

First Reading Economic Matters

2/13

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/20

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

4/3

Returned Passed

4/25

Signed by the Governor Chapter 227

Senate Action

3/21

First Reading Finance

Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

4/2

Favorable Report by Finance

4/1

Favorable

Special Order 4/4 (Senator Stone) Adopted

4/2

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/3

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONTRACTORS -see also- HEATING & COOLING; HOME IMPROVEMENT

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

NOTICES

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Labor and Employment

( 9-227 , 9-508 , 9-508 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 723999/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 18, 2002   at: 6:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 20, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Senate

April 3, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)