SB 131-WORKERS' COMP DISABILITY FOR FIREFIGHTERS                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
11:36:13 PM                                                                                                                   
CHAIR HOLLAND  the announced conference committee  on SENATE BILL                                                               
NO.  131(title  am)  "An  Act  relating  to  the  presumption  of                                                               
compensability for  a disability  resulting from  certain cancers                                                               
in firefighters."                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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HOUSE CS  FOR SENATE BILL  NO. 131(FIN)  "An Act relating  to the                                                               
presumption  of compensability  for a  disability resulting  from                                                               
certain  cancers  in firefighters;  relating  to  the payment  of                                                               
workers' compensation  benefits in the case  of permanent partial                                                               
impairment;  relating to  the  payment  of workers'  compensation                                                               
death benefits; and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  HOLLAND  stated  that  the director  of  the  Division  of                                                               
Insurance contacted  him about the presumption  of compensability                                                               
provisions, and  he believes this  committee will produce  a good                                                               
outcome. He solicited a motion from Vice Chair Josephson.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
11:36:33 PM                                                                                                                   
VICE CHAIR JOSEPHSON  moved to amend the  House Finance Committee                                                               
Substitute for SB 131, work draft 32-LS0598\W, as follows:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     On page 1, remove line 15, leaving the term "malignant                                                                     
      melanoma" in statute as written and not replacing it                                                                      
     with the term "skin cancer".                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     On page 2,  remove lines 9-14 of  the previous version.                                                                    
     It  has  the  effect  of removing  text  "(x)  cervical                                                                    
     cancer;  (xi)  testicular cancer;  (xii)  mesothelioma;                                                                    
       (xiii) multiple myeloma; (xiv) colon cancer; (xv)                                                                        
     thyroid cancer; and (xvi) ovarian cancer;"                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
11:37:22 PM                                                                                                                   
CHAIR HOLLAND objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
11:37:32 PM                                                                                                                   
CHAIR  HOLLAND found  no questions  or comments  and removed  his                                                               
objection.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Finding no further objection, Chair  Holland announced the motion                                                               
passed.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
11:37:37 PM                                                                                                                   
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
11:37:56 PM                                                                                                                   
CHAIR HOLLAND  reconvened the meeting  and solicited will  of the                                                               
committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
11:38:02 PM                                                                                                                   
VICE CHAIR JOSEPHSON moved to adopt  and refer to both bodies for                                                               
consideration  the Conference  Committee Substitute  for SB  131,                                                               
work  order 32-LS0598\O,  and attached  fiscal  notes. He  stated                                                               
that Legislative Legal Services  is authorized to make conforming                                                               
changes as appropriate.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
11:38:27 PM                                                                                                                   
REPRESENTATIVE  CARPENTER objected  to state  that other  changes                                                               
were made that were not included in the motion.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
11:38:50 PM                                                                                                                   
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
11:39:05 PM                                                                                                                   
CHAIR HOLLAND  reconvened the meeting  and asked for a  roll call                                                               
vote.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
11:39:14 PM                                                                                                                   
A roll  call vote was  taken. Representatives Josephson  and Wool                                                               
voted in favor  of the motion and  Representative Carpenter voted                                                               
against  it; and  Senators Meyers,  Kawasaki,  and Chair  Holland                                                               
voted in favor  of the motion. Therefore, CCS SB  131 was adopted                                                               
by a 2:1 vote by House members and a 3:0 vote by Senate members.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR HOLLAND announced that with 5 yeas and 1 nay the motion                                                                   
passed and CCS SB 131, work order 32-LS0598\O, was reported from                                                                
committee [and forwarded to both bodies for consideration].