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Senate Bill 653 |
Senate Author: Eltife |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Oliveira |
Senate Bill 653 amends the Labor Code to increase the maximum amount of burial benefits an insurance carrier is required to pay if the death of an employee results from a compensable injury under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act and if that amount is less than the actual costs incurred for reasonable burial expenses.