HB 1789

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION

By Representative(s) NAKASONE

Keywords: Dept. of commerce and consumer affairs, HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE, HEALTH INSURANCE, INCOME TAX, LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, TAX DEDUCTIONS, TAXATION, WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Report Title: Workers' Compensation

Description: Allows employers to establish individual medical trust accounts to cover the health care expenses of employees arising from work-related injuries.

 1-18-00        H Prefiled                                                 
 1-19-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-19-00        H Referred to the committees on LAB/CPC, and then
                  referred to the committee on FIN, referral sheet 1
 2-15-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB/CPC on Thursday, 
                  02-17-00 at 10:00 A.M. in House conference room
                  309.
 2-17-00        H The committees on LAB/CPC recommend that the
                  measure be HELD.
 2-17-00        H The votes in LAB were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Yoshinaga, Catalani, Hiraki, Takai, Moses, Rath;
                  Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Nakasone; none Noes:        
                  Rep.(s) ; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Goodenow, Okamura,         
                  Saiki; and
 2-17-00        H The votes in CPC were as follows:10 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Hiraki, Kaho`ohalahala, Morita, Takumi,         
                  Yoshinaga, Halford, Rath, Thielen; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) Whalen; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and 4 Excused: Rep.(s) Cachola, Chang, Garcia,
                  Herkes