Workers Compensation Provides/Move Parts of the Code

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This is a clean-up bill that moves certain workers’ compensation-related provisions in Chapter 25 of Title 18 to Chapter 26 of Title 18, the latter of which shall exclusively govern workers’ compensation filings. The bill also makes technical corrections to conform with the Legislative Drafting Manual.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 11, 2024CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
2. Jan 23, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 11 On Its Merits · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
3. Mar 7, 2024HousePassed By House. Votes: 41 YES41–0 vote
4. Mar 7, 2024CommitteeAssigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
5. Mar 20, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
6. Jun 20, 2024SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT
7. Aug 2, 2024GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.

• WB William BushD Primary sponsor · District 29
• SD Sherry Dorsey WalkerD Joint sponsor · District 3
• SM Spiros MantzavinosD Joint sponsor · District 7