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HB17-1229

Workers' Compensation For Mental Impairment

Concerning a clarification of when a worker may be compensated for a claim of mental impairment for a psychologically traumatic event under workers' compensation.
Session:
2017 Regular Session
Subject:
Labor & Employment
Bill Summary

The bill adds the definitions 'psychologically traumatic event' and 'serious bodily injury' to the workers' compensation statutes for the purposes of clarifying a worker's right to compensation for any claim of mental impairment.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
Became Law

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Bill Text

  • All Versions (7 )
    Date Bill Type Documents
    06/05/2017 Signed Act PDF
    05/01/2017 Final Act PDF
    04/19/2017 Rerevised PDF
    04/18/2017 Revised PDF
    03/27/2017 Reengrossed PDF
    03/24/2017 Engrossed PDF
    03/06/2017 Introduced PDF

Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Rep. J. Becker, Rep. J. Singer
Sen. J. Cooke, Sen. N. Todd

Sponsor

Rep. J. Arndt, Rep. J. Ginal, Rep. P. Lawrence, Rep. L. Liston

Co-sponsor

Rep. J. Coleman, Rep. C. Duran, Rep. T. Exum, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. E. Hooton, Rep. C. Kennedy, Rep. T. Kraft-Tharp, Rep. L. Landgraf, Rep. S. Lebsock, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. J. Melton, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. B. Pettersen, Rep. P. Rosenthal, Rep. J. Salazar, Rep. K. Van Winkle, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. D. Young
Sen. I. Aguilar, Sen. L. Court, Sen. K. Donovan, Sen. S. Fenberg, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. L. Garcia, Sen. L. Guzman, Sen. O. Hill, Sen. C. Jahn, Sen. M. Jones, Sen. D. Kagan, Sen. J. Kefalas, Sen. A. Kerr, Sen. B. Martinez Humenik, Sen. M. Merrifield, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. J. Tate, Sen. R. Zenzinger