WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2023: Workers' comp/disability

Achieving savings in workers' compensation but only with respect to permanent partial disability awards and awards of permanent total disability following an award of permanent partial disability.

Summary

  • Requires permanent total disability (TPD or pension) industrial insurance awards to be offset by any prior permanent partial disability (PPD) awards for the claim or claims.

From the House Bill Analysis 2011 (HB 2023), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMar 21, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Larry Springer (D-45)
Introduced
March 21, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to achieving savings in workers' compensation, but only with respect to the offset of permanent total disability awards by prior permanent partial disability awards and allowing self-insurers to grant requests to convert permanent partial disability awards to a lump sum;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Larry Springer (D-45)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Mike Sells D-38

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development.

HB 2023 in other sessions

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