Maryland House Bill 563 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-03-13 - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Extending the presumption of compensability under the workers' compensation law to include, under specified conditions, State correctional officers who suffer from heart disease or hypertension resulting in partial or total disability or death; requiring current State correctional officers to submit specified medical information to the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services; allowing benefits under the Act to be added to retirement benefits subject to a specified limitation; etc.

Workers' Compensation - Heart Disease and Hypertension Presumption - State Correctional Officers

Del. Jason Buckel [R]	Del. Charles Barkley [D]	Del. Wendell Beitzel [R]	Del. William Frick [D]
Del. Glen Glass [R]	Del. Cheryl Glenn [D]	Del. Keith Haynes [D]	Del. Kevin Hornberger [R]
Sen. Michael Jackson [D]	Sen. Mike McKay [R]	Del. Ric Metzgar [R]	Del. Haven Shoemaker [R]
Del. Michael Vaughn [D]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Del. Brett Wilson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-13	House	Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
2015-02-24	House	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-11	House	First Reading Economic Matters

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0563?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0563f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0003/hb0563.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0563_ecm.pdf