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1997 SESSION

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HB 2295 Workers' compensation; definition of injury.

Introduced by: Jackie T. Stump | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Workers' compensation; definition of injury by accident. Provides for purposes of Workers' Compensation, an injury by accident is an identifiable incident that occurs at a reasonably definite time that cause an obvious sudden mechanical or structural change in the body. An employee is not required to provide the exact date or hour of the incident or event to prove an injury by accident.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 970087460  pdf
• 01/31/97  House: Printed as engrossed 970087460-E  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/17/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 970087460
• 01/17/97  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/23/97  House: Assigned to L. & C. sub-committee: 2
• 01/29/97  House: Reported from L. & C. with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/97  House: Read first time
• 01/31/97  House: Read second time
• 01/31/97  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/31/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/31/97  House: Printed as engrossed 970087460-E
• 02/01/97  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/97  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/03/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 4-N)
• 02/03/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/10/97  Senate: Stricken from docket by Commerce and Labor by voice vote