WV HB4973 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-22 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 22 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-22 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the maximum amount recoverable as compensatory damages for noneconomic loss in workers' compensation death and disability benefits.
Title
To clarify the limit on liability for noneconomic damages
Sponsors
| Del. John Paul Hott [R] | Del. Steve Westfall [R] | Del. Mickey Petitto [R] | Del. Bob Fehrenbacher [R] |
| Del. Dean Jeffries [R] | Del. Walter Hall [R] | Del. Michael Hite [R] | Del. Adam Burkhammer [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-22 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-22 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 4 | 2A | Amended Code | Citation Text |
