AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS (Allows for employers, in workers' compensation actions, to shift the legal burden to employees to prove they were not intoxicated at the time of injury or death, after a showing that the employee had a positive test for intoxicating substances.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2018
Last action Apr 30, 2018
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2018 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (05/03/2018)
legislature
Mar 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/08/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Introduced
02/28/2018 Introduced, referred to House Labor
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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