MD HB669 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Altering the frequencies in which industrial noise must be for an employer to be required to provide workers' compensation to a covered employee for hearing loss; altering the method used to determine the percentage of hearing loss deafness for purposes of workers' compensation; and altering the method used to determine the deduction required to be made to allow for the average amount of hearing loss from nonoccupational causes in the population for purposes of calculating workers' compensation benefits for occupational deafness.

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Title

Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Hearing Loss

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-14 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-25HouseApproved by the Governor - Chapter 282
2024-04-04HouseReturned Passed
2024-04-03SenateThird Reading Passed (47-0)
2024-04-02SenateFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2024-04-01SenateFavorable Report by Finance
2024-03-14SenateReferred Finance
2024-03-14HouseThird Reading Passed (134-0)
2024-03-13HouseSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-03-13HouseFavorable with Amendments {603023/1 Adopted
2024-03-13HouseFavorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2024-01-26HouseHearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-25HouseFirst Reading Economic Matters

Same As/Similar To

SB843 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 283

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Labor and Employment9505(n/a)See Bill Text
Labor and Employment9650(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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