MD HB615 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-27 - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Providing that specified police officers and deputy sheriffs are presumed to be suffering from an occupational disease for a lower back impairment under the workers' compensation law under specified circumstances; providing that the presumption shall apply only if the police officers and deputy sheriffs subject to the Act have been employed for at least 5 years and were required, as a condition of employment, to wear a duty belt; providing that the presumption is disputable and may be controverted by other evidence; etc.

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Title

Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Duty Belt Worn by

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-02-27 Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters Withdrawn
2012-02-07 Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2012-02-06 First Reading Economic Matters

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