RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Summary
Permits an injured employee to designate a chaperone to be present during workers' compensation medical exams and, with all parties' consent, to record exams. Specifies that a chaperone is included in the existing prohibition on employee refusal or disruption of medical exams. (HB978 HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2017
Last action Nov 30, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 4) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Jan 31, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakashima, Takumi, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to LAB, CPC, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 8
lower
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to LAB, CPC, JUD, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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