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HOUSE BILL NO. 599 – Workers compensation, widow/widower

HOUSE BILL NO. 599

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H0599aa..............................by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION
WORKER'S COMPENSATION - Amends existing law to provide equal income
benefits for death to widows and widowers under the state's Worker's
Compensation Law.
                                                                        
02/08    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/11    Rpt prt - to Com/HuRes
02/26    Rpt out - to Gen Ord
02/28    Rpt out amen - to engros
03/01    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/04    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/05    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 67-0-3
      AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Block,
      Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
      Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20),
      Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
      Jones, Kellogg(Duncan), Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher,
      Mader, Martinez, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle,
      Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison,
      Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smith(23), Smylie,
      Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Black, Callister, Gagner
    Floor Sponsor - Cuddy
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/06    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes
03/11    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/12    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/15    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
      Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Goedde,
      Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Little, Lodge, Marley,
      Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner,
      Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Hawkins
    Floor Sponsor - Dunklin
    Title apvd - to House
03/15    To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/18    Pres signed - to Governor
03/20    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 129
         Effective: 07/01/02

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 599
                                                                        
                      BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO WORKER'S COMPENSATION; AMENDING SECTION  72-412,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  3        PROVIDE EQUAL INCOME BENEFITS FOR DEATH TO WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS.
                                                                        
  4    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  5        SECTION  1.  That  Section  72-412, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  6    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  7        72-412.  PERIODS OF INCOME BENEFITS FOR DEATH.  The  income  benefits  for
  8    death herein provided for shall be payable during the following periods:
  9        (1)  To  a widow, until death or remarriage, but in no case to exceed five
 10    hundred (500) weeks.
 11        (2)  To a widow or widower, during disability or until remarriage, but  in
 12    no case to exceed five hundred (500) weeks.
 13        (32)  To  or for a child, until eighteen (18) years of age, and if incapa-
 14    ble of self-support after age eighteen (18) for an additional  period  not  to
 15    exceed five hundred (500) weeks, deducting the period benefits which were paid
 16    prior  to  eighteen (18) years of age. Provided, income benefits payable to or
 17    for any child shall cease when such child marries.
 18        (43)  To a parent or grandparent, during the continuation of  a  condition
 19    of actual dependency, but in no case to exceed five hundred (500) weeks.
 20        (54)  To  or  for  a  grandchild,  brother or sister, during dependency as
 21    hereinbefore defined, but in no case to exceed five hundred (500) weeks.
 22        (65)  In case death occurs after a period of disability, either  total  or
 23    partial,  the period of disability shall be deducted from the total periods of
 24    compensation respectively stated in this section.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Crow                
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Schaefer            
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                              HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 599
                                                                        
  1                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 7 through 24, and insert:
  3        "72-412.  PERIODS OF INCOME BENEFITS FOR DEATH. The  income  benefits  for
  4    death herein provided for shall be payable during the following periods:
  5        (1)  To  a  widow or widower, until death or remarriage, but in no case to
  6    exceed five hundred (500) weeks.
  7        (2)  To a widower, during disability or until remarriage, but in  no  case
  8    to exceed five hundred (500) weeks.
  9        (3)  To or for a child, until eighteen (18) years of age, and if incapable
 10    of self-support after age eighteen (18) for an additional period not to exceed
 11    five  hundred (500) weeks, deducting the period benefits which were paid prior
 12    to eighteen (18) years of age. Provided, income benefits payable to or for any
 13    child shall cease when such child marries.
 14        (43)  To a parent or grandparent, during the continuation of  a  condition
 15    of actual dependency, but in no case to exceed five hundred (500) weeks.
 16        (54)  To  or  for  a  grandchild,  brother or sister, during dependency as
 17    hereinbefore defined, but in no case to exceed five hundred (500) weeks.
 18        (65)  In case death occurs after a period of disability, either  total  or
 19    partial,  the period of disability shall be deducted from the total periods of
 20    compensation respectively stated in this section.".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                               HOUSE BILL NO. 599, As Amended
                                                                        
                      BY JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO WORKER'S COMPENSATION; AMENDING SECTION  72-412,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  3        PROVIDE EQUAL INCOME BENEFITS FOR DEATH TO WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS.
                                                                        
  4    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  5        SECTION  1.  That  Section  72-412, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  6    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  7        72-412.  PERIODS OF INCOME BENEFITS FOR DEATH.  The  income  benefits  for
  8    death herein provided for shall be payable during the following periods:
  9        (1)  To  a  widow or widower, until death or remarriage, but in no case to
 10    exceed five hundred (500) weeks.
 11        (2)  To a widower, during disability or until remarriage, but in  no  case
 12    to exceed five hundred (500) weeks.
 13        (3)  To or for a child, until eighteen (18) years of age, and if incapable
 14    of self-support after age eighteen (18) for an additional period not to exceed
 15    five  hundred (500) weeks, deducting the period benefits which were paid prior
 16    to eighteen (18) years of age. Provided, income benefits payable to or for any
 17    child shall cease when such child marries.
 18        (43)  To a parent or grandparent, during the continuation of  a  condition
 19    of actual dependency, but in no case to exceed five hundred (500) weeks.
 20        (54)  To  or  for  a  grandchild,  brother or sister, during dependency as
 21    hereinbefore defined, but in no case to exceed five hundred (500) weeks.
 22        (65)  In case death occurs after a period of disability, either  total  or
 23    partial,  the period of disability shall be deducted from the total periods of
 24    compensation respectively stated in this section.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                            RS 11870

This legislation corrects a differential in Worker's Compensation
death benefits between men and women that currently exists in
Idaho Code.
                          FISCAL IMPACT

There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.

Contact
Name: Chuck Cuddy 
Phone: 332-1132
Celia Gould   332-1000



STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                  H 599