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SB 1088: Workers’ Compensation for First Responders

GENERAL BILL by Torres ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry

Workers’ Compensation for First Responders; Revising the standard by which a mental or nervous injury involving a first responder must be demonstrated for purposes of determining eligibility for benefits for employment-related accidents and injuries; removing the limitation that only medical benefits are payable for a mental or nervous injury unaccompanied by a physical injury, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)
  4. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/21/2017 Senate • Filed
3/6/2017 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 119
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 119
4/12/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/17/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/17/2017 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
4/18/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 424
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government