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HB 1437: Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities

GENERAL BILL by Abruzzo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Drake ; Perez ; Pritchett ; Raburn ; Russell ; Shaw

Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities; Specifies that participants in certain disabled persons’ work experience activities are considered state employees for workers’ compensation purposes.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/22/2018 - Chapter No. 2018-72
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/9/2018 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 123
1/12/2018 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 341
1/26/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
1/30/2018 House • Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 475
• Now in Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 475
2/2/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/06/18, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
2/6/2018 House • Favorable by Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 535
• Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 535
2/9/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 02/13/18, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall
2/13/2018 House • Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 -HJ 594
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 594
2/22/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18
2/28/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 725
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/1/2018 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 768
• Passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 -HJ 768
3/1/2018 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 573
3/2/2018 Senate • Received -SJ 573
3/5/2018 Senate • Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 688
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 688
• Substituted for SB 648 -SJ 688
• Read 2nd time -SJ 688
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/6/2018 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 769
• Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 769, 770
3/6/2018 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1020
3/14/2018 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/21/2018 • Approved by Governor
3/22/2018 • Chapter No. 2018-72