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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5822: Workers' compensation system

Improving workers' compensation system costs and administration and worker outcomes through modification of procedures for claims to self-insureds, clarification of recovery in third-party legal actions, clarification of occupational disease claims, and lowering age barriers for structured settlements.

Summary

  • Provides that all economic and noneconomic damages in injured workers' third-party claims are subject to the recovery statutes.
  • Modifies the definition of occupational disease to require that the disease relate to the worker's particular employment and that a four-part test be met.
  • Allows workers age 18 and older to enter into structured settlements.
  • Permits a self-insured employer (self-insurer) to issue an order allowing a worker's compensation claim.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5822), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 15, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 17, 2017
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (R-6)
Introduced
February 15, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to improving workers' compensation system costs and administration and worker outcomes through modification of procedures for claims to self-insureds, clarification of recovery in third-party legal actions, clarification of occupational disease claims, and lowering age barriers for structured settlements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (R-6)

20 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 19 Republicans)

John Braun R-20Dino Rossi R-45Senator D-35Jan Angel R-26Senator R-2Lynda Wilson R-17Mark Schoesler R-9Barbara Bailey R-10Doug Ericksen R-42Judy Warnick R-13Curtis King R-14Senator R-15Senator R-8Mike Padden R-4Shelly Short R-7Joe Fain R-47Steve O'Ban R-28Senator R-12Hans Zeiger R-25Senator R-18

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  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. Returned to Rules.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. Minority; do not pass.
  10. CLS - Majority; do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5822 in other sessions

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

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