WORKERS COMP EMPLOYEE TRAVEL
Summary
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act concerning injuries sustained by employees during travel. Provides that accidental injuries sustained while traveling to or from work do not arise out of and in the course of employment, except under specified circumstances. Provides that the injury may arise out of and in the course of employment if, at the time of the injury, the employee was performing acts the employer instructed the employee to perform, acts that the employee had a common law or statutory duty to perform while performing duties for his employer, or acts that the employee might be reasonably expected to perform incident to his assigned duties. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
7
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
To Wage Policy & Study Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
To Wage Policy & Study Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Ugaste
RRepublican
Co
Chris Miller
RRepublican
Co
Marty McLaughlin
RRepublican
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