SB 1088: Workers’ Compensation for First Responders
GENERAL BILL by Torres ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry
Workers’ Compensation for First Responders; Revising the standard by which a mental or nervous injury involving a first responder must be demonstrated for purposes of determining eligibility for benefits for employment-related accidents and injuries; removing the limitation that only medical benefits are payable for a mental or nervous injury unaccompanied by a physical injury, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
- Appropriations (AP)
- Rules (RC)
-
Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/21/2017 Senate • Filed
3/6/2017 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 119
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 119
4/12/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/17/17, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/17/2017 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
4/18/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 424
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
-
SB 1088, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/21/2017 at 8:52 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2017 (pdf)
Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2017 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1019 Workers' Compensation Benefits For First Responders Miller Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/17/2017 4:00 PM Banking and Insurance 7 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.1815 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions for employment-related accidents and injuries. Page 1 (pdf)