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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 5028 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.
Introduced by: Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, law-enforcement officers, first responders, health care providers, and school board employees is an occupational diseases compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act. The provisions of the bill will be effective retroactive to January 1, 2020.
FULL TEXT
- 08/17/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200397D pdf | impact statements
- 09/03/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20200397D-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 08/17/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200397D
- 08/17/20 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 08/26/20 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (18-Y 4-N)
- 08/26/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 08/31/20 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment (14-Y 8-N)
- 09/02/20 House: Read first time
- 09/03/20 House: Read second time
- 09/03/20 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 09/03/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB5028E
- 09/03/20 House: Printed as engrossed 20200397D-E
- 09/04/20 House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N)
- 09/04/20 House: VOTE: Passage (61-Y 37-N)
- 09/09/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 09/09/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 09/16/20 Senate: Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
- 09/16/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 09/24/20 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N)