Workers' compensation; law-enforcement officers and firefighters, post-traumatic stress disorder.

The text was reformatted from a draft substitute style (left-aligned with hyphens) to the official Chaptered style (indented, centered headers, and page breaks), but the legal meaning of the text is identical.

Added eligibility for workers' compensation benefits when a qualifying event causes the exacerbation (worsening) of a preexisting post-traumatic stress, anxiety, or depressive disorder.

The definition of 'Qualifying event' was altered; the specific provision allowing claims for incidents without physical injury occurring on or after January 1, 2027, was removed from the text.

The document format changed from an 'Enrolled' Act to an 'Appropriations Substitute,' indicating legislative review and potential modification by the Appropriations Committee.

The definition of 'Qualifying Event' was updated to include a new date threshold (January 1, 2027) for mental health claims involving post-traumatic stress disorder without physical injury.

The document format changed from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, including the addition of official act headers and page numbering.

The effective date for qualifying events related to anxiety disorder and depressive disorder was changed from July 1, 2023, to January 1, 2027, delaying when these conditions become compensable under the new rules.

The definition of 'Qualifying event' was updated to include a specific date range for anxiety and depressive disorders, distinguishing them from PTSD which retains an earlier start date.

The document header was changed from 'OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION' to 'HOUSE SUBSTITUTE' and includes new page numbering and session identifiers, reflecting its movement to a different committee stage.

The layout was altered to include line numbers and split long paragraphs across multiple lines, which is a standard formatting adjustment for subcommittee review.