SB 1636: Workers’ Compensation
GENERAL BILL by Perry
Workers’ Compensation; Revising a prohibition against persons receiving certain fees, consideration, or gratuities under the Workers’ Compensation Law; increasing the maximum number of weeks of benefits payable for temporary total disability, temporary partial disability, and temporary total disability; requiring injured employees and other claimants to sign and attest to a specified statement relating to the payment of attorney fees before engaging an attorney or other representative for certain purposes, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2019
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)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1/2019 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/8/2019 | Senate |
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 212 |
| 3/13/2019 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 211 |
| 3/25/2019 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 4/1/2019 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/01/19, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Banking and Insurance |
730644 - Amendment to Amendment (800706)