Maryland Senate Bill 784 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 582
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Altering the time period from 30 to 45 days within which a covered employee must report to the employer a hernia caused by an accidental personal injury or by a strain arising out of and in the course of employment for the purpose of filing a claim for compensation; authorizing a covered employee to file a claim for compensation for a hernia caused by an accidental personal injury within 2 years after the date the accidental personal injury occurred under certain circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively.

Workers' Compensation - Hernia Claims

Sen. Katherine Klausmeier [D]

2020-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 102 N: 31 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-03-12 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 582
2020-03-18	Senate	Returned Passed
2020-03-18	House	Third Reading Passed (102-31)
2020-03-17	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2020-03-17	House	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
2020-03-15	House	Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-03-12	House	Referred Economic Matters
2020-03-12	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2020-03-10	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2020-03-10	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2020-03-09	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2020-02-07	Senate	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-03	Senate	First Reading Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Labor and Employment	9	504	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Labor and Employment	9	709	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0784?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0784f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0784t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0784_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0784_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/1176.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0603.pdf