H.B. No. 0071

Workers' compensation appeals.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn., Bonner, Davison, Harvey, Kimble, Millin and Shepperson and Senator(s) Landen

 

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; providing for appeal of worker's compensation district court decisions to the supreme court by writ of certiorari; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

 

2/8/2010    Bill Number Assigned

2/9/2010    H Received for Introduction

2/10/2010   H Introduced and Referred to H01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brechtel, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Millin, Patton, Pedersen, Petersen, Roscoe, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brown, Hales, Hammons, Lubnau, Madden, Moniz, Peasley, Quarberg, Semlek and Throne

Excused:  Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 48    Nays 10    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2010   H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Barbuto, Blikre, Cannady, Gingery, Patton, Peasley, Quarberg and Throne

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/2010   H Placed on General File

 

HB0071HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2           Delete "direct"; delete "small claims and" insert "district court".

Page 1-line 3           Delete "contested case"; after "court" insert "by writ of certiorari".

Page 1-line 8           Delete ", 27-14-607,".

Page 1-line 9           Delete through "are" insert "is".

Page 2-lines 5 through 10     Delete entirely and insert:

"(iii)  Appeals may be taken from the decision rendered in any small claims hearing or contested case hearing by any affected party to the district court as provided by the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;.  Notwithstanding the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, any final judgment of the district court upon petition for review shall be reviewed by the supreme court only upon writ of certiorari pursuant to the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure;".

Page 2-lines 12 through 24    Delete entirely.

Page 3-lines 2 through 23     Delete entirely.

Page 4-lines 1 through 24     Delete entirely.

Page 5-lines 1 through 24     Delete entirely.

Page 6-lines 1 through 7            Delete entirely. GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0071HW001/ADOPTED

Page 2-lines 5 through 10     In the standing committee amendment (HB0071HS001/A) to these lines after "Appellate Procedure" insert ".  Granting of a petition is within the discretion of the supreme court".  BROWN

 

2/16/2010   H Passed CoW

2/17/2010   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/18/2010   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Lubnau

Excused:  Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 57    Nays 1    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2010   S Received for Introduction

2/19/2010   S Introduced and Referred to S01;No Report Prior to COW Cutoff

3/5/2010    S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)