SB 1240: Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Correctional Officers
GENERAL BILL by Torres
Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Correctional Officers; Providing that, under certain circumstances, posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by a correctional officer is an occupational disease compensable by workers’ compensation benefits; specifying that certain benefits do not require a physical injury and are not subject to certain apportionment or limitations, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/20/2019 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/4/2019 | Senate |
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 126 |
| 3/5/2019 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 126 |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Banking and Insurance |
