H.B. No. 0053

Workers' compensation-temporary light duty amendments.

 

Sponsored By:                    Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; amending temporary light duty award; amending temporary light duty requirements; and providing for an effective date.

 

01/16/2004             Bill Number Assigned

02/09/2004             H Received for Introduction

02/09/2004             H Introduced and Referred to H10

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Alden and Tipton.

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/10/2004             H10 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Gilmore, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, McMurtrey, Miller, Osborn and Robinson

Nays:  Representative(s) Hastert

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/10/2004             H Placed on General File

02/10/2004             H Passed CoW

02/11/2004             H Passed 2nd Reading

02/12/2004             H Amendments Adopted

 

HB0053H3001/ADOPTED

Page 6-line 5                            Strike "and".

Page 6-line 18                          Strike "." insert "; and

(vii)  The temporary light duty award under this subsection and the balance of a temporary total disability award under paragraph (vi) of this subsection shall not be charged to the employer's experience rating established under W.S. 27‑14‑201(d).".  HINCKLEY, MILLER

 

02/12/2004             H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Tipton

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/13/2004             S Received for Introduction

02/16/2004             S Introduced and Referred to S10

02/19/2004             S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barrasso, Boggs, Case, Massie and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/19/2004             S Placed on General File

 

HB0053SS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 7                            After "(h)(ii)" insert "and subsection (k)".

Page 3-line 16                          Delete "."; reinsert stricken language.

Page 3-line 17                          Reinsert stricken language; after "wage and" insert "physical or other".

Page 3-line 18                          Reinsert stricken language.

Page 4-line 7                            After "(i)" insert "After notice to the employee,".

Page 4-line 19                          Delete "six (6)".

Page 4-line 20                          Delete "months" insert "one (1) year".  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

02/24/2004             S Passed CoW

02/25/2004             S Passed 2nd Reading

02/26/2004             S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/26/2004             H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Semlek, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R.

Excused:  Representative(s) Cohee, Olsen, Ross, Simpson and Tipton.

Ayes 54    Nays 1    Excused 5    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/26/2004             Assigned Number HEA No. 0013

02/27/2004             H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0013

02/27/2004             S President Signed HEA No. 0013

03/01/2004             Governor Signed HEA No. 0013

03/01/2004             Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0013  Session Laws of Wyoming 2004.