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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1853: Workers' comp cost-of-living

Making cost-of-living adjustments to account for inflation in industrial insurance claims.

Summary

  • Requires benefit indexing using the Implicit Price Deflator rather than the Consumer Price Index or the state average annual wage.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lynn Kessler (D-24)
Introduced
February 8, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Companion bill
SB 5826
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to making cost-of-living adjustments to account for inflation in industrial insurance claims;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lynn Kessler (D-24)

8 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Cary Condotta R-12Bill Grant D-16Jim Clements R-14Larry Crouse R-4Dave Quall D-40Mike Armstrong R-12Bill Fromhold D-49Beverly Woods R-23

Votes

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

History

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

HB 1853 in other sessions

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

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