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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
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • 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    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • SB 1636, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2019 at 11:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/22/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1399 (c1) Workers' Compensation Byrd Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Commerce Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    800706 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Perry)     		3/22/2019
    4:03 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 730644 - Amendment to Amendment (800706)
    Between lines 721 and 722 insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Brandes)     		3/29/2019
    1:56 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/1/2019     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 576406 - Substitute Amendment (730644)
    Delete line 722 and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Broxson)     		4/1/2019
    3:51 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2019     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    440.02 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    440.093 Mental and nervous injuries. Page 5 (pdf)
    440.105 Prohibited activities; reports; penalties; limitations. Page 6 (pdf)
    440.11 Exclusiveness of liability. Page 6 (pdf)
    440.15 Compensation for disability. Page 8 (pdf)
    440.1915 Page 12 (pdf)
    440.192 Procedure for resolving benefit disputes. Page 13 (pdf)
    440.20 Time for payment of compensation and medical bills; penalties for late payment. Page 18 (pdf)
    440.25 Procedures for mediation and hearings. Page 19 (pdf)
    440.34 Attorney’s fees; costs. Page 21 (pdf)
    440.491 Reemployment of injured workers; rehabilitation. Page 26 (pdf)

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