BILL · 1995–96 SESSION
SB 5859: Injured wrkr's litigatn cost
Providing for payment of litigation costs of injured workers.
Summary
- Workers or beneficiaries who win an appeal before the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals are entitled to payment for their attorneys' fees for representation before the board, the fees of medical and other witnesses, and costs associated with their appeal.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5859), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 10, 1995
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Margarita Prentice (D-11)
- Introduced
- February 10, 1995 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 8, 1996
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Margarita Prentice (D-11)
6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
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.
SB 5859 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5859 (2023–24) Separate judges/divorce
- SB 5859 (2021–22) Incarcerated individuals/PRA
- SB 5859 (2019–20) Educational mentor programs
- SB 5859 (2017–18) Vehicle owner info. requests
- SB 5859 (2015–16) School construction
- SB 5859 (2013–14) Small rural hospitals
- SB 5859 (2011–12) Tax exempt hospitals