SB920
Workers' compensation; presumption as to death or disability from throat cancer.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Workers' compensation; throat cancer.
Provides that for the purposes of the workers' compensation presumption as to death or disability from certain types of cancer, throat cancer includes cancer that forms in the tissues of the pharynx, larynx, adenoid, tonsil, esophagus, trachea, nasopharynx, oropharynx, or hypopharynx. This bill applies only to diseases diagnosed on or ... (More) after July 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 1933. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/05/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102335D
- 01/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB920)
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Senator Salim, Saddam Azlan Amendment agreed to
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 25102335D-E
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/05/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB920)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/11/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/11/2025 - House: Passed House (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB920ER)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/14/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB920)
- 02/16/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
- 02/20/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 404 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404)
