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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 6666

AN ACT EXPANDING REMEDIES AND POTENTIAL LIABILITY FOR UNREASONABLY CONTESTED OR DELAYED WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on May 11, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

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, insurer or third-party administrator that has unreasonably contested liability or 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

14 co-sponsors

Susan M. Johnson, Michael A. Winkler, Josh Elliott, Robyn A. Porter, Edwin Vargas, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Christine Conley, Matthew L. Lesser, Roland J. Lemar, Diana S. Urban, Michael D'Agostino, Michael A. DiMassa, David A. Baram, Prasad Srinivasan M.D.

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Marilyn V. Moore, Mae Flexer

    Its course

    January 24 to May 11, 2017, 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 action20 actions on 14 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 24 to May 11 · stopped107 days

    Labor and Public Employees CommitteeJan 24 to Mar 944 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 19 to Apr 256 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMay 11 to May 11 · stopped0 days

    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 Jan 24 – May 11

    1. Jan 24Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
    2. Feb 9Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
    3. Mar 3Drafted as a bill by Labor and Public Employees Committee
    4. Mar 6Sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
    5. Mar 9Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 19Sent to Judiciary Committee
    7. Apr 25Judiciary Committee recommended it
    8. May 11Sent to Appropriations Committee
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Jan 24REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 7Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses
    3. Feb 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    4. Feb 21Vote to DraftBoth houses
    5. Mar 3DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    6. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    7. Mar 9Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    8. Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    9. Mar 22REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    10. Mar 28RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    11. Mar 28FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    12. Mar 28HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    13. Mar 28FILE NO.Both houses
    14. Apr 19REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    15. Apr 25Joint FavorableBoth houses
    16. Apr 26FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    17. Apr 26RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    18. Apr 26NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    19. Apr 26TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    20. May 11REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives