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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1253: Workplace injury reporting

Addressing worker reporting of workplace injuries for purposes of industrial insurance.

Summary

  • Requires workers to report workplace injuries within 60 days of the date of injury or before the worker applies for benefits, whichever comes first, for an application for benefits to be valid.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1253), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Matt Manweller (R-13)
Introduced
January 16, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 5576
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to worker reporting of workplace injuries for purposes of industrial insurance;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Matt Manweller (R-13)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Graham Hunt R-2Vincent Buys R-42

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 (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1253 in other sessions

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

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