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HB 156 Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumption.

Introduced by: Rosalyn R. Dance | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumption.  Expands the presumption that specific types of cancers in firefighters and certain other public safety employees are occupational diseases compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act to include kidney cancer and any other type of cancer that results from the inhalation, ingestion, or absorption of a toxic substance. A toxic substance is currently defined as a known or suspected carcinogen, as defined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, that causes, or is suspected to cause, leukemia or pancreatic, prostate, rectal, throat, ovarian, or breast cancer.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101662D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/05/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101662D
• 01/05/10  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/15/10  House: Assigned C & L sub: #2
• 02/04/10  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 2-N)
• 02/16/10  House: Left in Commerce and Labor