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Committee briefs on bill clarifying liability when municipal self‑insurers are decertified
Summary
House Bill 1275 would clarify Department of Labor & Industries authority to pay claims if a municipal self‑insurer is decertified and to collect reimbursements from the decertified entity. Staff and agency witnesses described the bill as an agency request to align practice with existing law; no public opposition was recorded in the hearing.
A Department of Labor & Industries‑sponsored bill to clarify the state's handling of workers' compensation claims when municipal self‑insurers are decertified received a brief staff and agency briefing before the House Appropriations Committee.
House Bill 1275 would confirm L&I's authority to pay compensation when a municipal employer or self‑insurance group is decertified and then require the decertified entity to reimburse the…
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