Florida Senate Bill 1214 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 2 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-05-02 - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Clarifying factors to be considered in determining major contributing cause; authorizing the collection and testing of blood and urine samples upon employer or carrier request; providing for payment of resulting medical bills regardless of test results; providing for post-accident drug testing; revising the period within which a carrier must authorize an alternative physician; providing that permanent total disability benefits shall not be awarded if an employee is capable of performing light-duty work; authorizing the advance payment of compensation only for compensable injuries, etc.

Workers' Compensation

Sen. Alan Hays [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-02	Senate	Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109)
2014-03-04	Senate	Introduced
2014-02-28	Senate	Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Appropriations
2014-02-24	Senate	Filed

H1007 (Same As) 2014-05-02 - Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109)
H0271 (Similar To) 2014-06-13 - Chapter No. 2014-109
S0444 (Similar To) 2014-04-29 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
440	09		Amended Code	See Bill Text
440	102		Amended Code	See Bill Text
440	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text
440	15		Amended Code	See Bill Text
440	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/1214
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/1214/BillText/Filed/HTML