WA People
BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

SB 5399: Workers' comp actions

Refining industrial insurance actions.

Summary

  • Any settlement proceeds from another jurisdiction are used to offset workers' compensation award payments to claimants in Washington. The department no longer makes retroactive adjustments to an employer's experience rating when a third party recovery is made on claims previously used to calculate experience rating.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 199, Laws of 1995
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 1995
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateMar 13, 1995
  4. Passed HouseApr 6, 1995
  5. Governor
  6. LawMay 1, 1995
Prime sponsor
Dwight Pelz (D-37)
Introduced
January 23, 1995 in the Senate
Last action
May 1, 1995
Session law
Chapter 199, Laws of 1995
Requested by
State agency
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dwight Pelz (D-37)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Rosa Franklin D-29

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 13, 1995
Version voted on: SB 5399
25 Yea 23 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican02301
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage

April 6, 1995
Version voted on: SB 5399
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat36000
Republican60001
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (1)

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Senate · Final Passage

April 17, 1995
Version voted on: SB 5399
40 Yea 2 Nay 1 Absent 6 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat23002
Republican17214
How each member voted

Nay (2)

Absent (1)

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History

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SB 5399 in other sessions

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