Bill Text: TX SB901 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the amount of temporary income benefits to which an injured employee is entitled under the workers' compensation system.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-21 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB901 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB901-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 901 |
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relating to the amount of temporary income benefits to which an | ||
injured employee is entitled under the workers' compensation | ||
system. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 408.103(a), Labor Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) Subject to Sections 408.061 and 408.062, the amount of a | ||
temporary income benefit is equal to: | ||
(1) 70 percent of the amount computed by subtracting | ||
the employee's weekly earnings after the injury from the employee's | ||
average weekly wage; or | ||
(2) for the first 26 weeks, 75 percent of the amount | ||
computed by subtracting the employee's weekly earnings after the | ||
injury from the employee's average weekly wage if the employee | ||
earns less than $10 [ |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a | ||
claim for temporary income benefits based on a compensable injury | ||
that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. A claim | ||
based on a compensable injury that occurs before the effective date | ||
of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the | ||
compensable injury occurred, and the former law is continued in | ||
effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 901 passed the Senate on | ||
April 9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 901 passed the House on | ||
May 5, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, two present | ||
not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |