Indiana Senate Bill 541 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
Pending: Senate Pensions and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Religious exemption from worker's compensation. Provides for an exemption from worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage for a member of certain religious sects or a division of a religious sect who meets certain requirements and obtains a certificate of exemption (certificate) from the worker's compensation board (board). Provides that, if an employee for whom a certificate is issued no longer meets the requirements for a certificate, the employee and the employee's employer are required to notify the board in writing. Requires the employer to provide worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage for that employee beginning on the date of the notice.

Religious exemption from worker's compensation. Provides for an exemption from worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage for a member of certain religious sects or a division of a religious sect who meets certain requirements and obtains a certificate of exemption (certificate) from the worker's compensation board (board). Provides that, if an employee for whom a certificate is issued no longer meets the requirements for a certificate, the employee and the employee's employer are required to notify the board in writing. Requires the employer to provide worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage for that employee beginning on the date of the notice.

Sen. Eric Bassler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-14	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
2019-01-14	Senate	Authored by Senator Bassler

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/541/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/7/7/4/e7747e95/SB0541.01.INTR.pdf