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S.F.
No. 0039 |
Workers'
compensation-amendments. |
Sponsored By: Joint Labor,
Health and Social Services Interim Committee
AN
ACT relating to workers' compensation; authorizing workers' compensation
coverage for specified student interns; providing for contributions by
sponsoring learning institutions and the computation of imputed earnings by
student interns as specified; amending time for coverage or termination of
workers' compensation coverage for corporate officers or members of limited
liability companies as specified; increasing the burial benefit for workers
covered under the workers' compensation program; authorizing the division of
workers' safety and compensation to make redeterminations as specified; repealing
a redundant provision; and providing for an effective date.
01/29/2002 Bill Number Assigned
02/08/2002 S Received for Introduction
02/11/2002 S Introduced and Referred to S10
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs,
Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris,
Hawks, Hinchey, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C.,
Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.
Ayes
30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
02/12/2002 S10 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Boggs, Case, Massie, Roberts and
Scott
Ayes
5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0
Conflicts 0
02/12/2002 S Placed on General File
02/12/2002 S Passed CoW
02/13/2002 S Amendments Adopted
SF0039S2001/A
Page
1-line 1 After
"compensation;" insert "providing for amendments to certain
workers' compensation laws as specified; amending the definition of
"employee" to allow workers' compensation coverage for county
coroners; requiring workers' compensation for county coroners as
specified;".
Page
2-line 1 After "W.S."
insert "27-14-102(a)(vii)(N),"; delete "27-14-108(k)"
insert "27-14-108(d) by creating a new paragraph (xvii), (k)".
Page 2-after line 3 Insert:
(a) As used in this act:
(vii) "Employee" means any person
engaged in any extrahazardous employment under any appointment, contract of
hire or apprenticeship, express or implied, oral or written, and includes
legally employed minors and aliens authorized to work by the United States
department of justice, immigration and naturalization service.
"Employee" does not include:
(N) An elected public official or an appointed member of
any governmental board or commission, except for a duly elected or appointed sheriff or county coroner;".
Page 2-after line 6 Insert:
"(d) This act applies to governmental entities engaged in
an industrial classification listed under subsection (a) of this section and to
employees of governmental entities engaged in or employed as the following:
(xvii) County coroners and deputy county coroners.". HARRIS, BARTON
02/13/2002 S Passed 2nd Reading
02/14/2002 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs,
Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris,
Hawks, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck,
Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.
Nays: Senator(s) Hinchey
Ayes
29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0
Conflicts 0
02/15/2002 H Received for Introduction
02/22/2002 H Introduced and Referred to H10
02/27/2002 H10 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Iekel, McMurtrey, Meuli,
Osborn, Paseneaux, Robinson, Ross and Warren
Nays: Representative(s) Wostenberg
Ayes
8 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0
Conflicts 0
02/27/2002 H Placed on General File
03/04/2002 H Amendments Adopted
SF0039HS001/AE (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 2-line 6 Before
"," insert "and (P)".
Page 2-line 8 After
"27-14-205(b)" insert "and (c)".
Page 3-After line 3 Insert:
"(P) A member of a limited
liability company unless coverage is elected pursuant to W.S. 27-14-108(n)27-14-108(k).".
Page 6-After line 4 Insert:
"(c) For purposes of determining employer contributions
under this act for officers of a corporation or
members of a limited liability company electing coverage under W.S.
27-14-108(k), and
members of a limited liability company electing coverage under W.S. 27-14-108(n), rates shall be applied for each
officer or member covered under this act against the statewide average wage for
the preceding twelve (12) month period as determined under W.S.
27-14-802(b).". PASENEAUX,
CHAIRMAN
03/04/2002 H Passed CoW
03/05/2002 H Passed 2nd Reading
03/06/2002 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker,
Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay,
Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson,
W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli,
Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux,
Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons,
Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren,
Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.
Nays: Representative(s) Sadler
Ayes
59 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0
Conflicts 0
03/06/2002 S Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Case,
Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hinchey,
Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Peck, Roberts,
Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Youngbauer.
Nays: Senator(s) Vasey
Excused: Senator(s) Boggs, Hawks and Mockler.
Ayes
26 Nays 1 Excused 3 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
03/07/2002 Assigned Number SEA No. 0003
03/07/2002 S President Signed SEA No. 0003
03/07/2002 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0003
03/08/2002 Governor Signed SEA No. 0003
Chapter
No. 0010 Session Laws of Wyoming 2002.