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2002 SESSION

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HB 568 Workers' compensation; disallowance of compensation.

Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Workers' compensation; disallowance of compensation. Provides that clear and convincing evidence is required to overcome the presumption that an employee who either had a blood alcohol level equal to or greater than 0.08 percent or yields a positive test result for use of a nonprescribed controlled substance from a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) certified laboratory was intoxicated due to consuming alcohol or using a nonprescribed controlled substance at the time of his injury. The measure also provides that the presumption of intoxication shall not be available if the employee dies as the result of his injuries. Currently, an injury or death is not compensible under the Workers' Compensation Act if it is caused by the employee's intoxication or use of a nonprescribed controlled substance.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 025911656  pdf | impact statement
• 03/09/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB568ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0636)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 025911656
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/05/02  House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (16-Y 5-N)
• 02/07/02  House: Read first time
• 02/08/02  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/09/02  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/11/02  House: Read third time and passed House (83-Y 17-N)
• 02/11/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 17-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
• 02/18/02  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in C. & L. (6-Y 7-N)
• 02/25/02  Senate: Reconsidered by Commerce and Labor
• 02/25/02  Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendments (11-Y 2-N)
• 02/27/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/28/02  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/28/02  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/28/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/28/02  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (31-Y 9-N)
• 02/28/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (31-Y 9-N)
• 03/01/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/04/02  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (91-Y 5-N)
• 03/04/02  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (91-Y 5-N)
• 03/09/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB568ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/18/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 636 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0636)