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By: Geren, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Eltife) |
H.B. No. 1094 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2015; |
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May 6, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Business |
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and Commerce; May 22, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; |
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May 22, 2015, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1094 |
By: Eltife |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for |
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certain spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 408.183, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an eligible spouse |
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who remarried is eligible for death benefits for life if the |
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employee was a first responder, as defined by Section 504.055, who |
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suffered death in the course and scope of employment or while |
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providing services as a volunteer. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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408.183, Labor Code, applies only to a claim for workers' |
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compensation benefits based on a compensable injury that occurs on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A claim based on a |
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compensable injury that occurs before that date is governed by the |
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law as it existed on the date the compensable injury occurred, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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