Workers' compensation; exclusivity of remedy. (HB1486)
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Description
Workers' compensation; exclusivity of remedy. Provides that if a court determines that an accident, disease, injury, or death is barred by the exclusivity provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act, then that finding shall be res judicata between the parties and estop them from arguing before the Workers' Compensation Commission that the accident, injury, or death did not arise out of and in the course and scope of the employee's employment. The measure also provides that if the Commission or a court determines that the accident, injury, or death does not arise out of or in the course and scope of such employee's employment, then that finding shall be res judicata and estop those same parties from arguing before a court that the accident is barred by the Act's exclusivity provisions. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/05/2015 | Committee |
| 01/05/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101541D |
| 01/05/2015 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 01/15/2015 | Referred from Commerce and Labor |
| 01/15/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/20/2015 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law |
| 01/27/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1486) |
| 02/04/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N) |
| 02/04/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) |
| 02/06/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104730D-H1 |
| 02/07/2015 | Read first time |
| 02/09/2015 | Read second time |
| 02/09/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15104730D-H1 |
| 02/09/2015 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1486H1 |
| 02/10/2015 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/10/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1486H1) |
| 02/11/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/11/2015 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
| 02/16/2015 | Rereferred from Commerce and Labor (10-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2015 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
| 02/18/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2015 | Read third time |
| 02/23/2015 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/24/2015 | Floor substitute printed 15105498D-S1 (McEachin) |
| 02/24/2015 | Read third time |
| 02/24/2015 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/24/2015 | Committee amendment rejected |
| 02/24/2015 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/24/2015 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/24/2015 | Amendments by Senator McEachin withdrawn |
| 02/24/2015 | Substitute by Senator McEachin agreed to 15105498D-S1 |
| 02/24/2015 | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1486S1 |
| 02/24/2015 | Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/24/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1486S1) |
| 02/24/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/25/2015 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 15105498D-S1 (95-Y 1-N) |
| 02/25/2015 | VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/06/2015 | Enrolled |
| 03/06/2015 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1486ER) |
| 03/06/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1486ER) |
| 03/06/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/07/2015 | Signed by President |
| 03/10/2015 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15 |
| 03/10/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
| 03/26/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 606 (effective 7/1/15) |
| 03/26/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0606) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 3 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.