AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
Summary
Amends 4 sections relating to the workers' compensation benefits dealing with increasing the amount of dependent benefits payable to a totally disabled employee comprising this year's annual omnibus bill.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced May 10, 2024
Signed Jun 17, 2024
Floor votes · House Jun 4, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 17, 2024
Signed into law
06/17/2024 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
06/11/2024 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
06/04/2024 House read and passed
lower
May 30, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/30/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 22, 2024
Committee
05/22/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 10, 2024
Introduced
05/10/2024 Introduced, referred to House Labor
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doc Corvese
DDemocratic
P
Edward Cardillo
DDemocratic
P
Joseph McNamara
DDemocratic
P
Sam Azzinaro
DDemocratic
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