Relating to workers' compensation claims; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Requires subject employers to adopt policy allowing subject workers paid time off during shift to receive medical services related to worker's compensable injury or occupational disease. ] Removes minimum time period that injured worker must be absent from work for compensable medical services before injured worker may receive temporary disability benefits for such absence. Provides that notice required before insurer or self-insured employer may end temporary disability benefits does not apply to benefits paid for such absence. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Signed Jun 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2023 · House May 22, 2023
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 29
Apr 11, 2023
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican11
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 1, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed.
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Apr 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor.
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business.
upper
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Gorsek
DDemocratic
Co
Cedric Hayden
RRepublican
Co
Courtney Neron Misslin
DDemocratic
Co
Dacia Grayber
DDemocratic
Co
Hoa Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Kropf
DDemocratic
Co
Jules Walters
DDemocratic
Co
Julie Fahey
DDemocratic
Co
Khanh Pham
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Reynolds
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Gamba
DDemocratic
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