MS SB2576 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 14 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-05-14 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 14 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-05-14 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 71-3-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Law Shall Not Be Presumed To Favor One Party Over Another; To Provide The Primary Purposes Of The Workers' Compensation Law; To Amend Section 71-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Claimant To Provide Medical Proof To His Employer Of The Direct Causal Connection Between The Work Performed And The Alleged Work-related Injury Or Occupational Disease; To Require The Claimant, In Certain Claims, To File Medical Proof Of The Direct Causal Connection Between The Work Performed And The Alleged Work-related Injury Or Occupational Disease When Filing A Petition To Controvert; To Provide That A Preexisting Condition Does Not Have To Be Occupationally Disabling For Apportionment To Apply; To Amend Section 71-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, If The Employee Is Treated For His Alleged Work-related Injury Or Occupational Disease By A Physician For Six Months Or Longer, Or If The Employee Has Surgery For The Alleged Work-related Injury Or Occupational Disease Performed By A Physician, Then That Physician Shall Be Deemed The Employee's Selection; To Amend Section 71-3-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Amount The Commission May Award The Employee For Serious Facial Or Head Disfigurement From $2,000.00 To $5,000.00; To Amend Section 71-3-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Amount The Commission May Award In Additional Compensation From $10.00 Per Week To $25.00 Per Week, Up To A Maximum Of 52 Weeks, For An Employee Who As A Result Of Injury Is Or May Be Expected To Be Totally Or Partially Incapacitated For A Remunerative Occupation And Who, Under The Direction Of The Commission Is Being Rendered Fit To Engage In A Remunerative Occupation; To Amend Section 71-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Death Benefit Immediate Lump-sum Payment From $250.00 To $1,000.00; To Increase The Maximum Death Benefit For Reasonable Funeral Expenses From $2,000.00 To $5,000.00; To Amend Section 71-3-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Attorneys May Not Recover Attorney's Fees Based Upon Benefits Voluntarily Paid To An Injured Employee For Temporary Or Permanent Disability; To Amend Section 71-3-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Provisions Regarding The Right Of An Employer To Administer Or Demand The Employee Submit To A Drug And Alcohol Test; To Revise The Provisions Regarding The Admissibility Of Drug And Alcohol Tests As Evidence; To Revise The Provisions Regarding The Burden Of Proof That The Employee's Use Of Drugs Illegally, Use Of Prescription Drugs Improperly Or Intoxication Due To The Use Of Alcohol Was A Contributing Cause Of The Accident; To Amend Section 71-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Create A New Section Of Law To Require The Workers' Compensation Commission To Promulgate A Written Statement Specifying The Changes Made By This Act To Every Employer In This State; To Require Employers To Post Such Statement For Notice To Their Employees; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Workers' Compensation Law; revise various provisions.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2012-04-30 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 31 N: 15 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-04-30 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 63 N: 56 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-04-05 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 59 N: 58 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-03-29 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 60 N: 56 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-03-14 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 39 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-04-30 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 63 N: 56 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-04-05 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 59 N: 58 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-03-29 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 60 N: 56 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-03-14 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 39 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-14 | Approved by Governor | |
| 2012-05-03 | Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 2012-05-03 | Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 2012-04-30 | Conference Report Adopted | |
| 2012-04-30 | Conference Report Adopted | |
| 2012-04-29 | Conference Report Filed | |
| 2012-04-29 | Conference Report Filed | |
| 2012-04-27 | Conferees Named Carmichael,Kirby,Longwitz | |
| 2012-04-25 | Conferees Named Chism,Formby,Busby | |
| 2012-04-20 | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf | |
| 2012-04-09 | Returned For Concurrence | |
| 2012-04-05 | Passed As Amended | |
| 2012-04-02 | Tabled Subject To Call | |
| 2012-04-02 | Reconsidered | |
| 2012-04-02 | Motion to Recnsdr Tabled Lost | |
| 2012-03-29 | Motion to Reconsider Entered (Evans (91st), Chism, Buck (5th)) | |
| 2012-03-29 | Passed As Amended | |
| 2012-03-29 | Amended | |
| 2012-03-26 | Read the Third Time | |
| 2012-03-22 | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 2012-03-22 | Referred To Insurance | |
| 2012-03-16 | Transmitted To House | |
| 2012-03-14 | Passed As Amended | |
| 2012-03-14 | Amended | |
| 2012-03-14 | Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 2012-02-22 | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 2012-02-20 | Referred To Insurance |
