John Laird
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 17
Author
Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of employment. Existing law provides, until January 1, 2025, that, for certain state and local firefighting personnel and peace officers, the term "injury" includes post-traumatic stress that develops or manifests during a period in which the injured person is in the service of the department or unit and creates a disputable presumption that the injury arises out of and comes in the course of employment. Existing law requires the compensation awarded pursuant to this provision to include full hospital, surgical, medical treatment, disability indemnity, and death benefits. This bill would instead repeal that provision on January 1, 2029, and would require the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation to submit reports to the Legislature analyzing the effectiveness of the presumption and a review of claims filed by specified types of employees, not included in the presumption, such as public safety dispatchers, as defined.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 621, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2680.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3165.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Assembly Rule 69 suspended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (September 1).
Coauthors revised.
August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1219.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1177.) (May 18).
Set for hearing May 18.
April 24 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 24.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 712.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 12.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB623 | HTML |
| 02/15/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/20/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/07/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/14/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/08/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/11/23- Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement | |
| 04/21/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/20/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/27/23- Assembly Insurance | |
| 08/14/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/07/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/11/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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