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Senator Abraham asks study on extending workers’ comp to sole‑proprietor subcontractors; SB 358 voluntarily deferred
Summary
Senator Abraham moved to defer Senate Bill 358 and asked for a study on whether sole‑proprietor subcontractors who have no employees should be required to carry workers’ compensation or allowed occupational accident coverage; the committee agreed to defer the bill.
Senator Abraham told the Senate Labor Committee on March 14 that he will defer Senate Bill 358 and pursue a study of how workers’ compensation applies to subcontractors and sole proprietors. Abraham said stakeholders and workers’‑comp judges have examined the issue and that the study will determine whether sole‑proprietor subcontractors who have no employees should be eligible for occupational accident coverage or be mandated to carry workers’ compensation.
Abraham said the work will include consulting judges and both defense and plaintiff counsel. The chair accepted a motion to voluntarily defer SB 358 so the study can proceed. No formal committee vote on the bill occurred in the transcript; the item was tabled for future consideration.
