11 Comp Bills Set for Committee Hearing Monday
The Chair of the House Business & Industry Committee, Rene Oliveira, has scheduled a committee hearing at 10:00 a.m. on April 3, 2017 to consider 11 workers’ compensation bills. The bills to be considered by the committee are:
HB 919 By Rep. Kacal | et al. Relating to workers’ compensation insurance coverage for certain intrastate fire mutual aid system team members and regional incident management team members.
HB 1477 By Rep. Walle Relating to required workers’ compensation insurance coverage for building and construction contractors.
HB 1983 By Rep. Wray | et al. Relating to the eligibility of a firefighter or a peace officer for workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
HB 1989 By Rep. Shine | et al. Relating to the requirements for withdrawal by a certified self-insurer from workers’ compensation self-insurance.
HB 1990 By Rep. Shine | et al. Relating to the administration of the Texas certified self-insurer guaranty trust fund.
HB 2054 By Rep. Oliveira Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to death benefits paid under the workers’ compensation system.
HB 2055 By Rep. Oliveira Relating to workers’ compensation death benefit eligibility of certain spouses.
HB 2082 By Rep. Burrows | et al. Relating to the designation of a liaison to assist first responders with workers’ compensation claims.
HB 2119 By Rep. Kacal | et al. Relating to workers’ compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty.
HB 2326 By Rep. Collier Relating to medical causation narrative reports created under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.
HB 2287 By Rep. Lozano Relating to administrative violations committed by certified self-insurer administrators under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act; authorizing an administrative penalty.
HB 2326 By Rep. Collier Relating to medical causation narrative reports created under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.
The notice of the hearing can be found here.
A live video feed will be available Monday morning here.
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