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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5826: Workers' comp cost-of-living

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

Summary

  • Various annual indexing or cost-of-living adjustments must be made using the Implicit Price Deflator (IPD) beginning July 1, 2005, and each July 1st thereafter.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Hewitt (R-16)
Introduced
February 8, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006
Companion bill
HB 1853
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: Mike Hewitt (R-16)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Linda Evans Parlette R-12Senator R-15

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 Labor, Commerce, Research & Development.

SB 5826 in other sessions

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

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