Workers' Compensation

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 34

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  HB 65

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 11

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jameson and Minnick

  Entitled

  Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Cancellation of Policies - Failure to Pay a Premium

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 114

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 41

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jameson and Minnick

  Entitled

  Subsequent Injury Fund and Uninsured Employers' Fund - Assessments on Settlement Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 277

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 489

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Vaughn, Pendergrass, Costa, Cullison, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises - Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 293

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 119

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Uninsured Employers' Fund)

  Entitled

  Worker's Compensation - Uninsured Employers' Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 309

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates W. Miller, Haddaway-Riccio, Impallaria, Minnick, Schuh, Schulz, and Stifler

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Independent Contractor - Definition

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 352

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes and Weir

  Entitled

  Common Interest Communities - Management Services - Required Contract

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 421

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 663

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits - Determination of Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 615

  Status as of February 27, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Duty Belt Worn by Law Enforcement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 616

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Approval of Legal Services Fee - Cases Involving Medical Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 783

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Police - Occupational Disease Presumption

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 835

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 398

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barnes

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability Benefits - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 876

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 473

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Jameson

  Entitled

  Property and Casualty Insurance - Commercial Policies - Notices of Premium Increases

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1017

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 408

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Davis

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Maryland Insurance of Last Resort Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1085

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 507

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schulz, Clagett, Frank, Glass, Hogan, Hough, McComas, and Wood

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Emergency Responders - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1101

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 445

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barkley, Barnes, Guzzone, Hucker, Ivey, Malone, McHale, Ross, Valentino-Smith, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions and Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1175

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 420

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Howard County - Workers' Compensation - Students in Unpaid Work-Based Learning Experiences Ho. Co. 9-12

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1364

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 207

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schulz, Afzali, Bates, Clagett, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Jacobs, Krebs, McComas, W. Miller, Minnick, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Schuh, Stifler, Vitale, Barkley, Davis, Feldman, Jameson, Love, McHale, Olszewski, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Workplace Fraud Act - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1426

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jameson and Minnick

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation Commission - Jurisdiction Over Claims on Appeal - Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  SB 30

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 10

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier and Kittleman

  Entitled

  Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Cancellation of Policies - Failure to Pay a Premium

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 152

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

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  SB 174

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 40

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Kittleman, Middleton, and Muse

  Entitled

  Subsequent Injury Fund and Uninsured Employers' Fund - Assessments on Settlement Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 256

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 472

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Property and Casualty Insurance - Commercial Policies - Notices of Premium Increases

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 272

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 206

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Pugh, Young, Astle, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, and Muse

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Workplace Fraud Act - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 343

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 488

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises - Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 388

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Kasemeyer, and Robey

  Entitled

  Howard County - Workers' Compensation - Students in Unpaid Work-Based Learning Experiences

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 431

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 506

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Brinkley, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Emergency Responders - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 620

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jennings

  Entitled

  Family Law - Support Enforcement - Definition of Earnings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 742

  Status as of February 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Average Weekly Wage - Contest of Determination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 745

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 570

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Kelley, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Injured Workers' Insurance Fund - Conversion to Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 949

  Status as of March 1, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola, Glassman, Klausmeier, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 991

  Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Death Benefits - Determination of Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 999

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Abusive Work Environments in State Agencies - Workgroup Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 1005

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Determination of Independent Contractor Status - Workplace Fraud Act and Unemployment Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1063

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation Commission - Jurisdiction Over Claims on Appeal - Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules