Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1895	Senate Author:  Taylor, Larry
Effective:  9-1-17	House Sponsor:  Oliveira

            Senate Bill 1895 amends the Texas Workers' Compensation Act, Labor Code, to include among the matters the commissioner of workers' compensation must consider in assessing an administrative penalty whether an administrative violation has a negative impact on the delivery of benefits to an injured employee and the history of compliance with electronic data interchange requirements. The bill requires the commissioner to adopt rules that require the workers' compensation division of the Texas Department of Insurance to communicate to a person assessed an administrative penalty certain information about the penalty.