5 bills pending
Members
π₯ Alan Seabaugh (R)
π₯ Thomas Pressly (R)
Pending Bills
SB205: Provides for employment practices related to wage history, wage disclosure, and retaliation. (8/1/25)
Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: Gary Carter (D)
SB206: Provides relative to the state minimum wage. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: Gary Carter (D)
Pay should be based on merit.
SB213: Provides for preliminary determination hearings in workers' compensation. (1/1/27)
Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: π₯ Alan Seabaugh (R)
SB223: Establishes the Retail Service Worker Health and Safety Act. (8/1/25) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: Joseph Bouie (D)
HB117: Provides for adoption of a medical fee reimbursement schedule for workers' compensation (EG +$100,000 SD EX See Note)
Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
Date: 2025-05-07
Author: Michael Echols (R)
VAGUE LANGUAGE: "requires that the reimbursement schedule shall be reasonable when compared to the workers' compensation reimbursement schedule of states that surround and have similar characteristics of surrounding states."
DELEGATES LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY: "The assistant secretary shall promulgate the initial reimbursement schedule, which shall be effective on January 1, 2026." THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHOULD CONDUCT A STUDY AND REPORT BACK FINDINGS SO THAT THE LEGISLATURE CAN ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE. NOT SOME BUREAUCRAT.