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HB 419                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 419(RLS) An Act relating to the                          
weekly rate of compensation and minimum and maximum                            
compensation rates for workers compensation; specifying components             
of a workers compensation reemployment plan; adjusting workers                 
compensation benefits for permanent partial impairment, for                    
reemployment plans, for rehabilitation benefits, for widows,                   
widowers, and orphans, and for funerals; relating to permanent total           
disability of an employee receiving rehabilitation benefits; relating to       
calculation of gross weekly earnings for workers compensation                  
benefits for seasonal and temporary workers and for workers with               
overtime or premium pay; setting time limits for requesting a hearing          
on claims for workers compensation, for selecting a rehabilitation             
specialist, and for payment of medical bills; relating to termination          
and to waiver of rehabilitation benefits, obtaining medical releases,          
and resolving discovery disputes relating to workers compensation;             
setting an interest rate for late payments of workers compensation;            
providing for updating the workers compensation medical fee                    
schedule; and providing for an effective date was read the second              
time.                                                                          
                                                                               
Senator Torgerson, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for              
the adoption of the Finance Senate Committee Substitute offered on             
page 3518. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                       
BILL NO. 419(FIN) was adopted and read the second time.                        
                                                                               
Senator Mackie moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be              
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final            
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                 
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 419(FIN) was read                          
the third time.                                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               

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HB 419                                                                       
The question being: Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                           
BILL NO. 419(FIN) An Act relating to the weekly rate of                        
compensation and minimum and maximum compensation rates for                    
workers compensation; specifying components of a workers                       
compensation reemployment plan; adjusting workers compensation                 
benefits for permanent partial impairment, for reemployment plans,             
for rehabilitation benefits, for widows, widowers, and orphans, and            
for funerals; relating to permanent total disability of an employee            
receiving rehabilitation benefits; relating to calculation of gross            
weekly earnings for workers compensation benefits for seasonal and             
temporary workers and for workers with overtime or premium pay;                
setting time limits for requesting a hearing on claims for workers             
compensation, for selecting a rehabilitation specialist, and for               
payment of medical bills; relating to termination and to waiver of             
rehabilitation benefits, obtaining medical releases, and resolving             
discovery disputes relating to workers compensation; setting an                
interest rate for late payments of workers compensation; providing             
for updating the workers compensation medical fee schedule; and                
providing for an effective date pass the Senate? The roll was taken            
with the following result:                                                     
                                                                               
SCS CSHB 419(FIN)                                                              
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
Effective Dates                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:   Adams,  Donley,  Ellis,  Elton,  Green,  Halford,  Hoffman,            
Kelly Pete, Kelly Tim, Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Parnell,                
Pearce, Phillips, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                              
                                                                               
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 419(FIN)                           
passed the Senate.                                                             
                                                                               
Senator Mackie moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote                 
on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective             
date clauses. Without objection, it was so ordered.                            
                                                                               
Senator Mackie gave notice of reconsideration.