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2004 SESSION

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SB 547 Workers' compensation; eligibl. of AmeriCorps memb. & certain Food Stamp Empl. & Trng. participants.

Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Workers' compensation; AmeriCorps members and Food Stamp Employment and Training Program participants. Provides that members of AmeriCorps and food stamp recipients participating in the work experience component of the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program shall be deemed to be employees of the Commonwealth for purposes of the Workers' Compensation Act. Such persons shall be eligible for reimbursement for medical costs from covered injuries, but shall not be eligible to receive weekly compensation. An emergency clause makes the bill effective upon passage.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 043515836  pdf | impact statement
• 02/17/04  Senate: Printed as engrossed 043515836-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB547ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/22/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0888)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 043515836
• 01/14/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/09/04  Senate: Reported from C. & L. with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/04  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/12/04  Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Read second time
• 02/17/04  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/17/04  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/17/04  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB547E
• 02/17/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  Senate: Printed as engrossed 043515836-E
• 02/17/04  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/19/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/19/04  House: Read first time
• 02/19/04  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 03/02/04  House: Reported from C. & L. with amendments (20-Y 2-N)
• 03/04/04  House: Read second time
• 03/05/04  House: Read third time
• 03/05/04  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 03/05/04  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 03/05/04  House: Passed House with amendments (94-Y 4-N)
• 03/05/04  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 4-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/04  Senate: Emergency clause added
• 03/26/04  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB547ER)
• 03/26/04  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/26/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/29/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/15/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 888 (effective 4/15/04)
• 04/22/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0888)