Subcommittee advances bill to create sustained BOLI fund after split vote
The Transportation Economic Development Subcommittee moved House Bill 4,027 to full Ways and Means on a 5–3 roll call; supporters said it creates a sustained revenue stream to address BOLI’s backlog while opponents said it shifts general-fund obligations onto workers and businesses.
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The Transportation Economic Development Subcommittee on Feb. 24 voted to send House Bill 4,027 to the full Ways and Means Committee after a 5–3 roll call. The bill would create a continuously appropriated expense fund for the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), funded by a workers’ compensation assessment and administered through the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS).
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