HB 327 - Workers' compensation; electronic documents; injuries; designation; computation

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Current Status

05/10/05 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to authorize the State Board of Workers' Compensation to issue rules relating to the electronic submission and transmission of documents; to provide for schedule of hearings relating to determination of noncatastrophic injury status; to change a provision relating to the designation process for a catastrophic injury by creating a rebuttable presumption; to change the compensation for temporary total disability; to change the compensation for temporary partial disability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
02/22/05 04:06 PM House Vote #100 155 000 015 010 PASS
03/22/05 01:01 PM Senate Vote #335 046 000 005 005 PASSAGE

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/07/2005 House First Readers
02/08/2005 House Second Readers
02/16/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
02/22/2005 House Third Readers
02/22/2005 House Passed/Adopted
02/23/2005 Senate Read and Referred
03/17/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/21/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/22/2005 Senate Third Read
03/22/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
04/05/2005 House Sent to Governor
05/10/2005 House Date Signed by Governor
05/10/2005 Act 378
07/01/2005 Effective Date