2001-04-21                     House Journal                      Page 1116
HB 212                                                                                            
The Labor & Commerce Committee has considered:                                                      
                                                                                                    

2001-04-21                     House Journal                      Page 1117
     HOUSE BILL NO. 212                                                                             
     "An Act relating to an employer's liability for providing workers'                             
     compensation coverage."                                                                        
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 212(L&C)                                                                 
     "An Act requiring a subcontractor to obtain workers'                                           
     compensation insurance covering the subcontractor and the                                      
     subcontractor's employees and establishing responsibility of a                                 
     contractor for obtaining workers' compensation coverage for the                                
     subcontractor and the subcontractor's employees if the                                         
     subcontractor fails to obtain workers' compensation coverage; and                              
     providing for an effective date."                                                              
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representative Murkowski, Chair, with the                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (4):  Meyer, Rokeberg, Crawford, Hayes                                                      
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (2):  Halcro, Murkowski                                                           
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 212(L&C):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                    
                                                                                                    
HB 212 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                     
calendar.