Workers' compensation; employer's lien, third party actions. (SB1175)
Introduced By
Sen. Ben Chafin (R-Lebanon) with support from co-patron Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Workers' compensation; employer's lien; third party actions. Requires that the Workers' Compensation Commission and the injured employee approve of any arbitration, including any associated with the employer's lien. The measure also prohibits an employer from initiating a proceeding to recover its lien against any party other than an employee without prior notice to the Commission and the injured employee. In any such proceeding, the injured employee or the personal representative or dependents of the deceased employee shall be permitted to intervene as a matter of right. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101049D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/23/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1175) |
01/23/2017 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17104602D-S1 |
01/25/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/26/2017 | Read second time |
01/26/2017 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/26/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17104602D-S1 |
01/26/2017 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1175S1 |
01/27/2017 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1175S1) |
01/31/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
01/31/2017 | Read first time |
01/31/2017 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
02/07/2017 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2017 | Read second time |
02/10/2017 | Read third time |
02/10/2017 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2017 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2017 | Enrolled |
02/13/2017 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1175ER) |
02/13/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1175ER) |
02/13/2017 | Signed by President |
02/13/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/14/2017 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/14/17 |
02/14/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2017 |
02/20/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 81 (effective 7/1/17) |
02/20/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081) |