CHAPTER NUMBER: 159
File Code: Workers' Compensation
- Sponsored By:
-
Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental
- Workers' Compensation Commission)
- Entitled:
-
Workers' Compensation - Timing of Benefit Payments, Filing Issues,
and Processing Claims
Altering the timing of specified requirements for employers or
insurers to pay specified benefits or contest claims; altering the
time period after which the Workers' Compensation Commission may
assess a fine against an employer or its insurer; altering the time
period in which the Commission is required to deny or approve an award
after it receives a claim; etc.
House Action
- 1/19
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/8
- Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/27
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- 2/28
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/2
- Third Reading Passed (140-0)
- 4/4
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/3
- First Reading Finance
- 3/17
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 4/3
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 4/25
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 159
Sponsored by:
- Econ. Matters Comm., Chairman
- Departmental
- Workers' Comp. Comm.
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- FINES
- INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
- WORKERS' COMPENSATION
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Labor and Employment
- (
9-713 ,
9-714
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
- March 2, 2006: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
