BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5979: Workers' compensation

Creating a competitive industrial insurance system.

Summary

Beginning July 1, 2006, every employer must obtain industrial insurance with an authorized insurance carrier, the state fund, or by qualifying as a self-insurer. The Joint Select Committee on Industrial Insurance Competition is established.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5979), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to creating a competitive industrial insurance system;

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

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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SB 5979 (2023–24) Construction worker leave · Enacted · Chapter 39, Laws of 2024
SB 5979 (2021–22) K-12 intensive tutoring · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5979 (2019–20) Mushroom farming facilities · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5979 (2017–18) Wrongful death actions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5979 (2015–16) Salary increases · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5979 (2013–14) Commercial motor vehicles · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5979 (2011–12) Discover pass sales/moneys · Did not pass · died in committee