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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1455: Gainful employment

Providing a definition of gainful employment.

Summary

  • $ Defines "gainful employment" for the industrial insurance vocational rehabilitation program as employment in which the worker earns wages that are at least 80 percent of the worker's wages at injury or the minimum wage if greater.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Conway (D-29)
Introduced
January 26, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Companion bill
SB 5303
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the definition of gainful employment for purposes of vocational rehabilitation under industrial insurance;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Conway (D-29)

8 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Tom Campbell R-2Alex Wood D-3Kelly Barlean R-10Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Senator D-22Karen Keiser D-33Christopher Hurst D-31Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.

HB 1455 in other sessions

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