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CS/HB 613: Workers' Compensation System Administration

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Sullivan

Workers' Compensation System Administration; Deletes required item to be listed on notice of election to be exempt; revises specified rules regarding maintenance of business records by an officer of corporation; provides and removes duties of DFS; prohibits application of specified credit unless employer provides specified documentation & proof of payment to department within specified period; revises penalty calculation for imputed weekly payroll for an employee; eliminates certification requirements when expert medical advisor is selected by judge of compensation claims; deletes requirement that employers notify department within 24 hours of any injury resulting in death; revises requirements for filing claim; deletes preferred worker program; deletes notification fees on certain filed claims which supplement Special Disability Trust Fund; deletes fee for certain registration of insurance carriers.

Effective Date: 10/1/2016
Last Action: 3/10/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-56
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/9/2015 House • Filed
11/17/2015 House • Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 54
1/11/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 53
1/13/2016 House • Favorable by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 3 -HJ 232
1/15/2016 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 232
1/26/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/16, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
1/28/2016 House • Favorable by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 322
• Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 322
2/2/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 02/04/16, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/4/2016 House • CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 407
2/8/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 402
2/9/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 434
2/29/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/16
3/2/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 662
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/3/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 697
• CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 2 -HJ 697
3/3/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 647
• Received -SJ 647
• Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 631
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 631
• Substituted for CS/SB 986 -SJ 631
• Read 2nd time -SJ 631
• Read 3rd time -SJ 631
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 631
3/3/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 723
3/3/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 726
3/10/2016 • Approved by Governor -HJ 1048
• Chapter No. 2016-56