HOUSE BILL 372

Sponsored By:

Delegates V. Mitchell, W. Baker, Baldwin, Beck, Bissett, Bozman, Branch, Brinkley, E. Burns, M. Burns, Cadden, Ciliberti, Clagett, Comeau, Conway, Crumlin, Cryor, Dewberry, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Faulkner, Flanagan, Fulton, Getty, Greenip, Guns, Harkins, Hecht, Holt, D. Hughes, Hutchins, Jacobs, Jones, Kach, Kelly, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Klima, Kopp, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, Love, McClenahan, McKee, Minnick, C. Mitchell, Morgan, Mossburg, D. Murphy, Muse, Owings, O'Donnell, Patterson, Perry, Poole, Ports, Rawlings, Redmer, Rudolph, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Schade, Slade, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Stup, Taylor, Valderrama, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

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 medical care 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; and providing that, absent substantial evidence to the contrary, there is a presumption that intoxication or the use of a controlled dangerous substance was not the primary cause.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/2

First Reading Economic Matters

2/4

Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

2/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

2/25

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/27

Special Order 3/3 (Delegate Billings) Adopted

3/3

Third Reading Passed (87-44)

3/27

Return Passed

4/14

Signed by the Governor Chapter 64

Senate Action

3/4

First Reading Finance

3/23

Favorable Report by Finance

3/24

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/26

Third Reading Passed (45-1)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28

Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36

Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33

Delegate Raymond Beck, District 39

Delegate Phillip D. Bissett, District 30

Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti, District 39

Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30

Delegate Michael G. Comeau, District 35A

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38

Delegate Michael A. Crumlin, District 25

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B

Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A

Delegate Robert L. Flanagan, District 14B

Delegate Tony Edward Fulton, District 40

Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5

Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33

Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36

Delegate James M. Harkins, District 35A

Delegate Sue C. Hecht, District 3

Delegate Kenneth C. Holt, District 6

Delegate Don B. Hughes, District 37A

Delegate Thomas E. Hutchins, District 28

Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate A. Wade Kach, District 9A

Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B

Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B

Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15

Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31

Delegate Samuel C. Linton, District 28

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38

Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A

Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7

Delegate Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44

Delegate John S. Morgan, District 13B

Delegate Mathew Mossburg, District 39

Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A

Delegate C. Anthony Muse, District 26

Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Marsha G. Perry, District 33

Delegate D. Bruce Poole, District 2B

Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8

Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B

Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32

Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31

Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B

Delegate John F. Slade, III, District 29B

Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3

Delegate Nancy Reter Stocksdale, District 5

Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A

Delegate J. Anita Stup, District 3

Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

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 SUB; 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: 213274/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 25, 1998   at: 10:18 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 3, 1998: Third Reading Passed (87-44)

Senate

March 26, 1998: Third Reading Passed (45-1)