BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2806: Occup. disease presumptions

Addressing the presumption of occupational diseases for purposes of industrial insurance.

Summary

  • Adds certain emergency medical technicians and public employee fire investigators to the list of workers covered by the occupational disease presumption for purposes of industrial insurance.
  • Adds strokes occurring under certain conditions, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and several cancers to the list of diseases presumed to be occupational.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2806), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 4, 2016
  3. Passed HouseFeb 15, 2016
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Patty Kuderer (D-48)
Introduced
January 21, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 6520
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the presumption of occupational diseases for purposes of industrial insurance;

Sponsors

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 15, 2016
Version voted on: HB 2806
62 Yea 35 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican123500
How each member voted

Yea (62)

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  3. First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor.
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  5. Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. LAWS - Majority; do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2806 in other sessions

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