SB 1724: Workers’ Compensation
GENERAL BILL by Perry
Workers’ Compensation; Deleting an exception from applicability of fellow-employee immunities; 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 any other representative for certain purposes; revising conditions under which a petition for benefits or a portion thereof must be dismissed by the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims or the assigned judge of compensation claims; requiring claimants and their attorneys to make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute before filing a petition, etc.
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/25/2021 Senate • Filed
3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 197
3/10/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 197
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Banking and Insurance
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SB 1724, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2021 at 2:09 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 440.02 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf) 440.11 Exclusiveness of liability. Page 3 (pdf) 440.1915 Page 6 (pdf) 440.192 Procedure for resolving benefit disputes. Page 6 (pdf) 440.25 Procedures for mediation and hearings. Page 11 (pdf)