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Senate debates workers' compensation governance; substitute motion fails but bill progresses
Summary
Lawmakers sharply debated a substitute to House Bill 72 that would incorporate Supreme Court language clarifying ownership of workers' compensation assets and loosen the state's requirement to be a policyholder. The substitution failed amid calls for more public input; the chamber then advanced the original first substitute to third reading.
Senate debate focused on House Bill 72, a proposal allowing the state to elect alternative workers' compensation arrangements, including self‑insurance, and clarifying the fund’s legal nature. Senator Bramble moved to substitute the bill with language reflecting recent Supreme Court findings about ownership of the workers' compensation fund assets and to remove the statutory requirement that state entities must obtain coverage through…
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