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SB 1214: Workers’ Compensation

GENERAL BILL by Hays

Workers’ Compensation; Clarifying factors to be considered in determining major contributing cause; authorizing the collection and testing of blood and urine samples upon employer or carrier request; providing for payment of resulting medical bills regardless of test results; providing for post-accident drug testing; revising the period within which a carrier must authorize an alternative physician; providing that permanent total disability benefits shall not be awarded if an employee is capable of performing light-duty work; authorizing the advance payment of compensation only for compensable injuries, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/24/2014 Senate • Filed
2/28/2014 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 97
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 97
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109)