Bill Text: TX SB653 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to increasing the amount of burial benefits required to be paid by an insurance carrier under the workers' compensation system.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-28 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB653 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB653-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 653 |
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relating to increasing the amount of burial benefits required to be | ||
paid by an insurance carrier under the workers' compensation | ||
system. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 408.186(a), Labor Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) If the death of an employee results from a compensable | ||
injury, the insurance carrier shall pay to the person who incurred | ||
liability for the costs of burial the lesser of: | ||
(1) the actual costs incurred for reasonable burial | ||
expenses; or | ||
(2) $10,000 [ |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a | ||
claim for workers' compensation burial benefits based on a | ||
compensable injury that occurs on or after the effective date of | ||
this Act. A claim based on a compensable injury that occurs before | ||
the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on | ||
the date the compensable injury occurred, and the former law is | ||
continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 653 passed the Senate on | ||
April 1, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 653 passed the House on | ||
May 18, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, one | ||
present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |