Concerning workers' compensation benefits.

Benefit percentages for permanent total disability are updated to apply to workers with six or more children (unmarried) or five or more children (married), replacing the previous specific cutoffs of exactly six or five children.

The effective date for new disability benefit rules changed from 'claims filed' to 'date of injury or disease manifestation,' ensuring benefits apply based on when the harm occurred rather than when the paperwork was submitted.

The definition of permanent total disability now explicitly includes cases where the disability results from a disease, not just a physical injury.

Administrative references were updated to use consistent terminology regarding claim dates and subsection numbering throughout the statute.

The date for applying new child custody benefit rules was changed from an unspecified date to July 1, 2026.

A new section was added requiring specific funding by June 30, 2025, or the entire bill will become null and void.

The bill's committee assignment changed from Labor & Workplace Standards to Appropriations, reflecting the addition of the funding requirement.