SB 1724: Workers’ Compensation
GENERAL BILL by Perry
Workers’ Compensation; Deleting an exception from applicability of fellow-employee immunities; requiring injured employees and other claimants to sign and attest to a specified statement relating to the payment of attorney fees before engaging an attorney or any other representative for certain purposes; revising conditions under which a petition for benefits or a portion thereof must be dismissed by the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims or the assigned judge of compensation claims; requiring claimants and their attorneys to make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute before filing a petition, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/25/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/4/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 197 |
| 3/10/2021 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 197 |
| 4/30/2021 | Senate |
• Died in Banking and Insurance |