WORKER COMP MRSA PRESUMPTION
Summary
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that, with respect to firefighters and emergency medical technicians, a contagious staph infection, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is rebuttably presumed to arise out of and in the course of employment. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Aug 20, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 51
May 28, 2021
D
Democratic34
97% Yea
R
Republican17
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Aug 20, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
upper
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 007-002-000
upper
May 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
upper
May 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 023-001-000
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Holmes
DDemocratic
P
Marcus Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Kathleen Willis
DDemocratic
Co
Omar Williams
DDemocratic
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