HOUSE BILL 736

Sponsored By:

Delegates V. Mitchell, Wood, Hutchins, Love, Edwards, Fulton, Bissett, McClenahan, Mossburg, Crumlin, Walkup, Poole, La Vay, Kach, Kelly, Eckardt, W. Baker, Branch, Donoghue, and Schade

Entitled:

Workers' Compensation - Use of Controlled Dangerous Substances or Alcohol

Synopsis:

Establishing that a covered employee or the employee's dependent is not entitled to workers' compensation benefits other than specified medical care and wages if the employee's intoxication or use of a controlled dangerous substance was the primary cause of an on-the-job injury; providing a specified exception; authorizing use of the primary cause standard; requiring a specified certification from the Workers' Compensation Commission; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Economic Matters

2/12

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

3/26

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Special Order later today (Delegate Billings) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Billings) Withdrawn

Floor Amendment (Delegate T. Murphy) Rejected

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/25

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Fulton) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (82-51)

4/1

House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments

House Requests Senate Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Delegates Gordon, Exum, Walkup

4/6

Conference Committee Report Adopted

Third Reading Failed (70-50)

Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Delegate Arnick)

Motion Special Order until later today (Delegate Montague) Rejected

Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Delegate Arnick) Adopted (77-56)

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Arnick) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (73-54)

Senate Action

3/28

First Reading Senate Rules

4/1

Re-referred Finance

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

4/3

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

4/4

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

4/5

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (41-4)

Senate Refuses to Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Senators Roesser, Bromwell, Astle

Sponsored by:

Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28

Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36

Delegate Phillip D. Bissett, District 30

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A

Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40

Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28

Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A

Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B

Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38

Delegate Mathew Mossburg, District 39

Delegate D. Bruce Poole, District 2B

Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31

Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -see also- DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING

CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS

DRUGS -see also-CONTROLLED DANG.SUBST.;DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Bill affects the following Statute:

Labor and Employment

( 9-506 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 142490/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 26, 1997 at: 12:09 Status: Withdrawn

Number: 322094/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 26, 1997 at: 12:17 Status: Rejected

Number: 483765/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 26, 1997 at: 10:44 Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 737243/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1997 at: 12:24 Status: Adopted

Conference Committee Documents:

Report Number: 772196/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 23:45 Status: Adopted

Amendment Number: 272396/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 7, 1997 at: 23:45 Status: Incomplete