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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain workers' compensation reporting requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 406.145(f), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) If a subsequent hiring agreement is made to which the |
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joint agreement does not apply, the hiring contractor and |
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independent contractor shall notify in writing: |
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(1) [the division and] the hiring contractor's |
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workers' compensation insurance carrier; and |
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(2) the division, on the division's request [in
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writing]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a notification required to be provided on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |