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Legislative committee introduces several workers—compensation and burial-benefit bills; motions pass by voice vote
Summary
At a brief legislative committee meeting, members voted to accept minutes and to introduce four resolution-style bills (RS31776, RS31777, RS31782, RS31784) relating to workers' compensation definitions, notice procedures and funeral benefits; all motions passed by voice vote with counts not specified.
The committee accepted minutes from Jan. 21, 2025, and then moved to introduce four draft measures dealing with workers' compensation definitions, notice procedures for Industrial Commission hearings and a proposed increase in burial benefits, with each motion approved by voice vote.
Representative Chris Bruce of District 23 introduced RS31776, saying the proposal "seeks to clarify which individuals within the business entity have liability for failure to obtain workers' compensation insurance, specifically, enumerating the term members." Representative Weber moved to introduce the bill, and the motion passed by voice vote; a recorded roll-call count was not provided.
Bruce also introduced RS31777, described as an amendment to "define member of an employer's family" by moving…
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