Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Labor and Public Employees Committee on February 26, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 5449
AN ACT CONCERNING LIABILITY FOR UNFAIR INSURANCE PRACTICES IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To allow individuals seeking compensation for a workers' compensation claim to bring an action against an employer or insurer that has unreasonably contested liability or unreasonably delayed payments or adjustments of such compensation.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 25 to February 26, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to Feb 26 · stopped1 day
Labor and Public Employees CommitteeFeb 25 to Feb 26 · stopped1 day
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 25 – Feb 26
- Feb 25Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Feb 26Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 26PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses