Bill Text: NH HB203 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relative to workers compensation coverage for contractors on state projects and state land timber sales.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-11-25 - Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for Jan 8 (Vote 19-0; Consent Calendar) [HB203 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2013-HB203-Amended.html

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HB 203 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

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2013 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 203

AN ACT relative to workers’ compensation coverage for contractors on state projects and state land timber sales.

SPONSORS: Rep. Graham, Hills 7; Rep. Bouchard, Merr 18; Sen. Rausch, Dist 19

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies certain workers’ compensation procedures relating to state projects and state land timber sales.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT relative to workers’ compensation coverage for contractors on state projects and state land timber sales.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 State Transportation Projects; Workers’ Compensation. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 228:4-b, I to read as follows:

I. Prior to any work being done by an individual contractor on any state transportation project carried out under this subdivision, such contractor, including all subcontractors and independent contractors, working on a highway, bridge, or other construction, reconstruction, alteration, or maintenance project, excluding routine maintenance operations conducted utilizing the contract rental agreement process, and excluding all owner-operator truck drivers and deliveries to and removals from a project administered by the department shall provide to the commissioner of transportation:

2 Major Projects; Workers’ Compensation. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 21-I:80, VI(a) to read as follows:

VI.(a) Prior to any work being done by an individual contractor on any major project under this section, such contractor, including all subcontractors and independent contractors, excluding all owner-operator truck drivers and deliveries to and removals from a project administered by the department, shall provide to the commissioner of administrative services:

3 New Section; State Land Timber Sales; Workers’ Compensation. Amend RSA 227-J by inserting after section 15 the following new section:

227-J:16 State Land Timber Sales; Workers’ Compensation. Prior to any work being done by an individual purchaser on a timber sale administered by the department of resources and economic development, such contractor, including all subcontractors and independent contractors, excluding all owner-operator truck drivers and deliveries to and removals from a project administered by the department, shall provide to the director of the division of forests and lands, a certificate of insurance of his or her current workers’ compensation coverage in New Hampshire for the classification of work to be completed on the project.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.