WA People
BILL · 1991–92 SESSION

HB 1280: Industrial insur/disability

Increasing industrial insurance partial disability awards.

Summary

  • All compensation amounts listed under the industrial insurance permanent partial disability schedule are doubled. The maximum compensation amount for total bodily impairment is increased from $90,000 to $180,000.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1280), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 1991
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 19, 1991
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Michael Heavey (D-34)
Introduced
January 25, 1991 in the House
Last action
March 12, 1992

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Michael Heavey (D-34)

15 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Stephen Fuhrman R-7Grace Cole D-1Richard King D-38Margarita Prentice D-11John O'Brien D-37Jim Hargrove D-24Curtis Ludwig D-8Evan Jones D-24June Leonard D-11Moyne Riley D-19Shirley Winsley R-28Lawrence Phillips D-36Ken Jacobsen D-46Rosa Franklin D-29Dennis Dellwo D-3

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 19, 1991
Version voted on: HB 1280
63 Yea 35 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat57100
Republican63400
How each member voted

Yea (63)

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House · Final Passage

February 11, 1992
Version voted on: HB 1280
62 Yea 33 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55102
Republican73201
How each member voted

Yea (62)

Excused (3)

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1 other recorded vote (amendments, procedural motions)

Senate · MOTION BY SENATOR MCMULLEN TO RELIEVE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND LABOR OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION AND PLACE THE BILL ON SECOND READING.

April 19, 1991
Version voted on: HB 1280
23 Yea 24 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat23001
Republican02401
How each member voted

Excused (2)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 1280 in other sessions

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