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HB 1767: Workers' Compensation

GENERAL BILL by Insurance ; Bainter ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lawson ; Patterson ; Waters ; Goode ; Cosgrove ; Wiles ; Heyman

Workers' Compensation; excludes employees covered under Defense Base Act; provides requirements & procedures for conducting certain drug tests & for reporting & preserving results of drug tests; requires employees to provide certain loss of earnings information for purposes of certain average weekly wage calculations; revises requirements & procedures for filing petitions for benefits; provides for payment of compensation by direct deposit, etc. Amends Ch. 440, 627.311.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/11/1999 House • Filed
3/16/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Judiciary (CJC); Business Development & International Trade (EDC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00303
3/26/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 03/30/99, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/30/1999 House • Withdrawn from Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00474; Now in Business Development & International Trade (EDC)
4/8/1999 House • Withdrawn from Business Development & International Trade (EDC) -HJ 00531; Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC)
4/21/1999 House • Withdrawn from Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00673; Placed on Calendar
4/22/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
4/23/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01033; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01033; Amendment pending --Temporarily postponed -HJ 01033
4/30/1999 House • Died on Calendar