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2002 SESSION

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HB 1237 Workers' compensation; occupational disease.

Introduced by: Jerrauld C. Jones | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Workers’ compensation; occupational disease. Grants to commercial vehicle enforcement officers and motor carrier safety troopers employed by the Department of State Police and full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles the presumption that certain cancers are occupational diseases under the Workers' Compensation Act. The bill also includes in the definition of “firefighter” any person who is employed by or contracts with any private employer primarily to provide firefighting services.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/02  House: Presented & ordered printed 021336804  pdf
• 02/06/02  House: Committee substitute printed 025475804-H1  pdf
• 02/09/02  House: Printed as engrossed 025475804-EH1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/14/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1237ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0737)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/17/02  House: Presented & ordered printed 021336804
• 01/17/02  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/05/02  House: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
• 02/06/02  House: Committee substitute printed 025475804-H1
• 02/07/02  House: Read first time
• 02/08/02  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/09/02  House: Read second time
• 02/09/02  House: Committee substitute agreed to 025475804-H1
• 02/09/02  House: Amendment by Del. Parrish agreed to
• 02/09/02  House: Engrossed by House - com sub w/amd 025475804-EH1
• 02/09/02  House: Printed as engrossed 025475804-EH1
• 02/11/02  House: Read third time and passed House (71-Y 26-N)
• 02/11/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (71-Y 26-N)
• 02/11/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/12/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/12/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 03/04/02  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/14/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1237ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/06/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 737 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0737)