Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
House Bill 280
Workers' compensation; revise criteria for drug and alcohol testing, increase benefits for disfigurement, vocational rehab and death.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-121, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRITERIA FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 71-7-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED TO AWARD FOR SERIOUS FACIAL OR HEAD DISFIGUREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED TO AWARD WHILE AN EMPLOYEE IS UNDERGOING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE DEATH BENEFIT COMPENSATION THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED TO AWARD FOR DEATH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 5 to February 2, 2010, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 5 to Feb 2 · stopped28 days
InsuranceJan 5 to Feb 2 · stopped28 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 5 – Feb 2
- Jan 5Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Judiciary A
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 5Referred To Insurance;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives