Alaska Senate Bill 40 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Introduced on January 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-25 - REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
Pending: Senate Labor & Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act relating to workers' compensation; repealing the second injury fund upon satisfaction of claims; relating to service fees and civil penalties for the workers' safety programs and the workers' compensation program; relating to the liability of specified officers and members of specified business entities for payment of workers' compensation benefits and civil penalties; relating to civil penalties for underinsuring or failing to insure or provide security for workers' compensation liability; relating to preauthorization and timely payment for medical treatment and services provided to injured employees; relating to incorporation of reference materials in workers' compensation regulations; relating to proceedings before the Workers' Compensation Board; providing for methods of payment for workers' compensation benefits; relating to the workers' compensation benefits guaranty fund authority to claim a lien; excluding independent contractors from workers' compensation coverage; establishing the circumstances under which certain nonemployee executive corporate officers and members of limited liability companies may obtain workers' compensation coverage; relating to the duties of injured employees to report income or work; relating to misclassification of employees and deceptive leasing; defining 'employee'; relating to the Workers' Compensation Board's approval of attorney fees in a settlement agreement; and providing for an effective date.

Omnibus Workers' Compensation

No sponsor information available at this time.

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-25	Senate	REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
2017-01-25	Senate	GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER
2017-01-25	Senate	FN3: (LWF)
2017-01-25	Senate	FN2: (LWF)
2017-01-25	Senate	FN1: (ADM)
2017-01-25	Senate	L&C, FIN
2017-01-25	Senate	READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/30?Root=SB40
Text	https://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/30/Bills/SB0040A.PDF