HB 415: Workers' Compensation Benefits For Correctional Officers
GENERAL BILL by Mercado
Workers' Compensation Benefits For Correctional Officers; Provides that posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by certain correctional officers is occupational disease compensable by workers' compensation benefits; specifies certain benefits do not require physical injury & are not subject to certain apportionment or limitations; provides time for notice of injury or death; requires employing agency to provide specified mental health training.
Effective Date: 10/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/21/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 10/30/2019 | House |
• Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 35 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 35 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee |
