WV SB56 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-14 - To Banking and Insurance
Pending: Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-14 - To Banking and Insurance
Pending: Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to acknowledge that the deficit crisis is over. The bill recognizes that West Virginia’s labor force is its greatest asset and resource. The bill states that injured workers should receive preeminent and efficient treatment. The bill states that it is the intent of the Legislature that a rule of "liberal construction" based on any "remedial" basis of workers' compensation legislation shall be applied when deciding cases.
Title
Declaring remedial component of workers' compensation laws receive liberal construction
Sponsors
| Sen. Jack Yost [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | To Banking and Insurance |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary then Finance |
| 2015-01-14 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
