An Act relating to workers' compensation; relating to the second injury fund; relating to service fees and civil penalties for the workers' safety programs and the workers' compensation program; relating to incorporation of reference materials in workers' compensation regulations; excluding independent contractors from workers' compensation coverage; establishing the circumstances under which certain nonemployee executive corporate officers and members of limited liability companies may obtain workers' compensation coverage; establishing a legislative workers' compensation working group; and providing for an effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Nov 2018
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Signed Nov 7, 2018
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2018
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
77
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Nov 7, 2018
Signed into law
Signed into law 8/24 CHAPTER 91 SLA 18
lower
May 11, 2018
Introduced
TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED
upper
May 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
PASSED Y19 N- E1
upper
May 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
FIN SCS ADOPTED UC
upper
May 11, 2018
Introduced
FIN Amend: OLSON
upper
May 11, 2018
Upper · Passed
FIN Do Pass: HOFFMAN, MACKINNON, BISHOP, VON IMHOF, STEVENS
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Upper · Passed
L&C Do Pass: GARDNER
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Introduced
Read the first time - REFERRALS
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y29 N10 E1
lower
Mar 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
PASSED Y25 N14 E1
lower
Mar 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
FIN CS ADOPTED UC
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Introduced
FIN Amend: KAWASAKI, PRUITT
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Committee
FIN Do Not Pass: WILSON, TILTON
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
FIN Do Pass: GUTTENBERG, SEATON, FOSTER
lower
Apr 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
JUD Do Pass: LEDOUX, CLAMAN
lower
Mar 24, 2017
Introduced
L&C Amend: SULLIVAN-LEONARD, BIRCH
lower
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
L&C Do Not Pass: KNOPP
lower
Mar 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
L&C Do Pass: JOSEPHSON, STUTES, KITO
lower
Jan 25, 2017
Introduced
Read the first time - REFERRALS
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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