HOUSE BILL 690

Sponsored By:

Delegate Kach

Entitled:

Workers' Compensation - Continuation of Death Benefits - Wholly Dependent Spouses - Partly Self-Supporting Spouses

Synopsis:

Altering the payments to a surviving spouse who is wholly dependent at the time of the covered employee's death but who later becomes partly self-supporting; providing that the combined payments to a surviving spouse who was wholly dependent at the time of the covered employee's death but who later becomes partly self-supporting may not exceed a specified amount under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/7

First Reading Economic Matters

2/12

Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

3/28

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

3/26

Favorable with Amendments

Special Order 3/31 (Delegate D. Davis) Adopted

3/27

Favorable with Amendments

Committee Amendment Withdrawn

Substitute Committee Amendment Adopted

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/28

Third Reading Passed (133-0)

4/4

Returned Passed

5/13

Signed by the Governor Chapter 319

Senate Action

3/31

First Reading Senate Rules

4/4

Re-referred Finance & Budget and Taxation

4/5

Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.

4/7

Favorable Report by Finance

4/4

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Exum) Adopted (45-0)

Third Reading Passed (44-0)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Labor and Employment

( 9-681 , 9-682 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 243093/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2003   at: 8:57 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 533193/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 31, 2003   at: 8:57 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 28, 2003: Third Reading Passed (133-0)

Senate

April 4, 2003: Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Exum) Adopted (45-0)

April 4, 2003: Third Reading Passed (44-0)