Workers' Compensation For Audible Psychological Trauma
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2020 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning eligibility for workers' compensation benefits for workers who are exposed to psychologically traumatic events, and, in connection therewith, establishing that a worker's visual or audible exposure to the serious bodily injury or death, or the immediate aftermath of the serious bodily injury or death, of one or more people as the result of a violent event, the intentional act of another person, or an accident is a psychologically traumatic event for the purposes of determining the worker's eligibility for workers' compensation benefits.
Bill Summary:
For the purpose of determining eligibility for workers' compensation benefits for a mental impairment caused by an accidental injury that consists of a psychologically traumatic event arising out of and in the course of employment, the act establishes that a worker's audible or visual and audible exposure to the serious bodily injury or death, or the immediate aftermath of the serious bodily injury or death, of one or more people as the result of a violent event, the intentional act of another person, or an accident is a "psychologically traumatic event".
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 01/30/2020 | PA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer Senate Bill 20-026 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C) | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 20-026, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/03/2020 | Third Reading | BILL |
48
AYE
15
NO
2
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/2020 | Third Reading | BILL |
30
AYE
2
NO
3
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 06/29/2020 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 06/15/2020 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 06/13/2020 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 06/10/2020 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 06/03/2020 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 06/02/2020 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 06/01/2020 | House | House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/28/2020 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over to 06/01/2020 - No Amendments |
| 03/14/2020 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/30/2020 - No Amendments |
| 03/13/2020 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 03/10/2020 | House | House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/06/2020 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor |
| 02/04/2020 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/03/2020 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 01/29/2020 | Senate | Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 01/08/2020 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology |
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| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/14/2020 | 142 | Workers' Comp For Audible Psychological Trauma |