SB 5849 Information

Legal Title AN ACT Relating to the presumption of occupational disease for purposes of workers' compensation by adding medical conditions to the presumption, extending the presumption to certain publicly employed firefighters and investigators and law enforcement, addressing the qualifying medical examination, and creating an advisory committee;
Description Concerning the presumption of occupational disease for purposes of workers' compensation by adding medical conditions to the presumption, extending the presumption to certain publicly employed firefighters and investigators and law enforcement, addressing the qualifying medical examination, and creating an advisory committee.

Details

Date Introduced 02/06/2019
Original Chamber Senate
Biennium 2019-20
Total Campaign Dollars Backing Bill $1,900,155.00
Original Prediction 0.00%

Bill Topics

FIRE PROTECTION
FIREFIGHTERS
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL

Sponsors

Committee Hearings

Hearing Senate Labor & Commerce (Public)

SB 5849 Bill Timeline

Go to SB 5849 at leg.wa.gov
Retained in Present Status
01/13/2020
SLabor & Commer
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
02/06/2019
SLabor & Commer
First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.