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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
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • 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    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • 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)

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