Date: 04/23/2013

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB13-249

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, LABOR, ECONOMIC, & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). The motion p
Refer Senate Bill 13-249, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:37 PM -- Senate Bill 13-249

Representative Williams, chair, called the meeting to order. A quorum was present. Representative Kraft-Tharp assumed the role of chair in order for Representative Williams to present a bill. Representative Williams presented Senate Bill 13-249 to the committee. The bill requires the Division of Workers' Compensation (division) in the Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) to review an independent medical examiner's (IME) report within 5 days of its receipt and either notify all parties that the report has been received or notify the IME of any deficiencies in the IME report with copies to all parties. Representative Williams stated that the bill is a procedural change designed to streamline the worker's compensation system. She stated that this bill had stakeholder support. Representative DelGrosso asked a question on the bill's 30-day time period.

The following individuals testified on the bill:

01:43 PM -- Paul Tauriello, Director of the Division of Worker's Compensation in CDLE, spoke in favor of the bill. Mr. Tauriello stated that this bill would provide support and relief for the workers compensation system as a whole by eliminating confusion and minimizing litigation. He responded to a question on what group represented the injured workers in stakeholder meetings. He discussed the work of the Worker's Compensation Education Association (WCEA).

01:47 PM

Representative Williams distributed and discussed Amendment L.002 (Attachment A).

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01:48 PM -- Mr. Tauriello returned to the table to respond to a question on the amendment.
BILL:SB13-249
TIME: 01:50:33 PM
MOVED:Williams
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Holbert
VOTE
DelGrosso
Exum
Hamner
Holbert
Navarro
Nordberg
Rosenthal
Ryden
Szabo
Kraft-Tharp
Williams
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



01:52 PM

Representative Williams made closing comments.
BILL:SB13-249
TIME: 01:52:23 PM
MOVED:Williams
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 13-249, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Hamner
VOTE
DelGrosso
Yes
Exum
Yes
Hamner
Yes
Holbert
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Nordberg
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Szabo
Yes
Kraft-Tharp
Yes
Williams
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS