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Senate committee advances bill to alter workers’ compensation pay formulas, sends it to Ways and Means
Summary
The Senate Committee on Labor and Business adopted an amendment to SB 1519 that changes temporary and permanent total disability pay formulas and referred the bill to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means for fiscal vetting.
The Senate Committee on Labor and Business adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 1519 on Feb. 9, 2026, and voted to refer the measure to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Whitney, a legislative analyst, summarized the bill and the dash‑2 amendment as modifying how workers’ compensation pays workers during periods of temporary and permanent total disability: both would receive 75% of the worker’s wage up to 75% of the average weekly wage, and 65% of the worker’s wage that exceeds 75% of the…
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