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Committee advances overhaul of subsequent injury benefit trust fund to reduce employer assessments
Summary
AB 13 29 would align medical‑legal and permanent disability rules for the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF), with sponsors saying the changes would reduce employer assessments by about 20–25%; opponents urged amendments and raised cost and process concerns.
Assemblymember Lorena Ortega’s AB 13 29 was advanced to the Appropriations Committee after proponents said the bill modernizes processes that govern claims from workers with preexisting disabilities and would lower employer assessments.
Supporters, including the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, asked the committee to align the fund’s medical‑legal (QME) procedures and the definition of permanent disability with general workers’…
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