S.F. No. 0082

Workers' compensation amendments.

Sponsored By: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; prohibiting premium rate manipulation; prescribing civil and criminal penalties for premium rate manipulation; amending coverage of resident aliens as specified; authorizing the workers' safety and compensation division to define "intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance" for purposes of the exclusion from covered injury; prescribing the experience premium rate upon transfer of a business as specified; authorizing preapproval of hospitalizations, surgeries and specific medical care as specified; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

1/10/2005 Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2005 S Received for Introduction

1/12/2005 S Introduced and Referred to S10

1/18/2005 S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Aullman, Barrasso, Decaria, Massie and Scott

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/18/2005 S Placed on General File

SF0082SS001/ADOPTED

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1/18/2005 S Passed CoW

1/19/2005 S Passed 2nd Reading

1/20/2005 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Excused: Senator(s) Barrasso and Mockler.

Ayes 28 Nays 0 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/24/2005 H Received for Introduction

2/2/2005 H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/10/2005 H10 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Barnard, Brechtel, Harvey, Hastert, Iekel, Jackson, Martin, Morgan and Osborn

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/10/2005 H Placed on General File

2/11/2005 H Passed CoW

SF0082H2002/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

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2/14/2005 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/15/2005 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Landon, Latta, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Excused: Representative(s) Jorgensen

Ayes 59 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/16/2005 S Did Not Concur

ROLL CALL

Nays: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Ayes 0 Nays 30 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/17/2005 S Appointed JCC01 Members

Senator(s) Massie, Jennings and Townsend

2/17/2005 H Appointed JCC01 Members

Representative(s) Osborn, Harvey and Hastert

2/23/2005 S Adopted SF0082JC01

ROLL CALL

AYES: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey, Von Flatern.

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflict 0

2/24/2005 H Adopted SF0082JC01

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Landon, Latta, Lubnau, Luthi, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Wasserburger, White and Zwonitzer.

Nays: Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Esquibel, Goggles, Hastert, Martin, Morgan, Reese, Robinson, Thompson, Warren and Watt.

Excused: Representative(s) Hageman, Jorgensen, Lockhart and Walsh.

Ayes 44 Nays 12 Excused 4 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

SF0082JC01/AA ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the following House amendments:

SF0082H2002/A MASSIE, JENNINGS, TOWNSEND, OSBORN, HARVEY

2/24/2005 Assigned Number SEA No. 0077

2/25/2005 S President Signed SEA No. 0077

2/28/2005 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0077

3/2/2005 Governor Signed SEA No. 0077

3/2/2005 Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0185 Session Laws of Wyoming 2005.