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Committee Adopts Amendment to Workers’ Compensation Bill, Lowers Cap and Sends Measure Back With Vote
Summary
Senate Bill 285 was amended in the committee to lower a benefits cap, set an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026, and change a permanent partial disability formula; the committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill as amended by recorded vote in committee.
The Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 285 that lowers a workers’ compensation cap and adjusts permanent partial disability calculations, and the committee later approved the bill as amended.
Senator presenting the bill said the amendment reduces a previously proposed cap from $200,000 to $100,000, establishes an effective date of Jan. 1, 2026 and changes a permanent partial disability formula to 75% of temporary total disability to limit cost increases to employers. After the…
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