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1997 SESSION

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HB 2590 Workers' compensation; notice of accident.

Introduced by: William J. Howell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Workers' compensation; notice of accident. Allows a statutory employer to be held responsible for an injured employee's workers' compensation benefits even if such employer does not receive a notice of accident, provided that (i) the statutory employer has at least 60 days' notice of the hearing to ascertain compensability of the accident and (ii) the statutory employer was not prejudiced by lack of notice of the accident.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 978059296  pdf
• 01/31/97  House: Printed as engrossed 978059296-E  pdf
• 02/20/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2590ER)  pdf
• 03/18/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/20/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 978059296
• 01/20/97  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/29/97  House: Reported from L. & C. with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/97  House: Read first time
• 01/31/97  House: Read second time
• 01/31/97  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/31/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/31/97  House: Printed as engrossed 978059296-E
• 02/01/97  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/97  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 02/01/97  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-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: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/12/97  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2590ER)
• 02/26/97  House: Enrolled
• 02/26/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/12/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 288 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/18/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288)