Relates to the direct deposit of workers' compensation benefits
Summary
Requires an injured worker or person entitled to a death benefit to be provided with the option to have the compensation payment made through direct deposit, and requires such person be given notice of such option and the forms necessary to enroll.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Assembly Passage
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Nov 2020
Introduced May 9, 2019
Signed Nov 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 22, 2020 · Assembly Jul 21, 2020
How they voted
59–0
Passed
Total votes 59
Jul 22, 2020
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Nov 11, 2020
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.253
lower
Jul 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jul 21, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jul 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jul 15, 2020
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
May 9, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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