Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 3137 amends the Texas Workers' Compensation Act to impose new restrictions on judgments entered by a court on judicial review of an appeals panel decision in a workers' compensation case. In addition to other restrictions, House Bill 3137 specifies that a judgment may not order reimbursement from the subsequent injury fund and that a judgment based on default or on an agreement of the parties does not constitute a modification or reversal of an appeals panel decision awarding benefits for the purposes of final decisions of appeals panels and reimbursement for overpayment. House Bill 3137 requires the workers' compensation commission to review proposed judgments and settlements and authorizes the commission to intervene in proceedings if it determines that a proposal does not comply with the law. The act provides that a judgment or settlement that is not in compliance is void.