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SB 1724: Workers’ Compensation

GENERAL BILL by Perry

Workers’ Compensation; Deleting an exception from applicability of fellow-employee immunities; requiring injured employees and other claimants to sign and attest to a specified statement relating to the payment of attorney fees before engaging an attorney or any other representative for certain purposes; revising conditions under which a petition for benefits or a portion thereof must be dismissed by the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims or the assigned judge of compensation claims; requiring claimants and their attorneys to make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute before filing a petition, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/25/2021 Senate • Filed
    3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 197
    3/10/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 197
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Banking and Insurance

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  • SB 1724, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2021 at 2:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    440.02 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    440.11 Exclusiveness of liability. Page 3 (pdf)
    440.1915 Page 6 (pdf)
    440.192 Procedure for resolving benefit disputes. Page 6 (pdf)
    440.25 Procedures for mediation and hearings. Page 11 (pdf)

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