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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB18-1308
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR
Date Mar 27, 2018
Location LSB A
HB18-1308 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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01:55:49 PM |
Representatives Kraft-Tharp and Becker
introduced House Bill 18-1308. Representative Kraft-Tharp distributed
amendment L.001 (Attachment C). This bill establishes an exemption
from the state's Workersâ Compensation Act for out-of-state employers
that have employees temporarily working in Colorado and who meet specified
criteria. The home state's workers' compensation laws are the sole
remedy for an out-of-state worker who is injured while working temporarily
in Colorado. The Division of Workers' Compensation in the Colorado
Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) is authorized to enter into an
agreement with a contiguous state to carry out the extraterritorial application
of the workers' compensation or similar law of the other state.
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01:59:00 PM |
Representatives Kraft-Tharp and Becker responded to questions from the committee.
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01:59:40 PM |
Troy Hill, Hill Petroleum, testified in
support of the bill.
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02:05:58 PM |
Jeffrey Kahns, Colorado Wyoming Petroluem
Marketers Association, testified in support of the bill.
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02:09:11 PM |
Representative Kraft-Tharp explained amendment
L.001 (Attachment C).
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02:10:11 PM |
Scott Meiklejohn, Workers' Compensation Education Association, testified regarding concerns with the bill as drafted.
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02:14:08 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 |
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Kraft-Tharp |
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Gray |
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Arndt |
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Coleman |
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Exum |
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Garnett |
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Gray |
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Liston |
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Sandridge |
Excused |
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Sias |
Excused |
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Thurlow |
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Van Winkle |
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Williams D. |
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Winter |
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Kraft-Tharp |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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02:14:15 PM |
The bill sponsors gave concluding remarks regarding the bill.
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02:15:24 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 18-1308, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Kraft-Tharp |
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Van Winkle |
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Arndt |
Yes |
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Coleman |
Yes |
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Exum |
Yes |
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Garnett |
Yes |
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Gray |
Yes |
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Liston |
Yes |
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Sandridge |
Excused |
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Sias |
Excused |
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Thurlow |
Yes |
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Van Winkle |
Yes |
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Williams D. |
Yes |
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Winter |
Yes |
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Kraft-Tharp |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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