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SB26-175 • 2026

Adjust Experience Modification Factor in Workers' Compensation

The act creates a process for employers and licensed insurance producers to update an employer's experience modification factor when: An open claim is reported by an insurance carrier to the rating bu

Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Sen. M. Catlin, Sen. M. Snyder, Rep. T. Mauro, Rep. C. Richardson, Sen. A. Benavidez, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. L. Liston, Sen. R. Pelton, Sen. R. Rodriguez, Rep. C. Barron, Rep. J. Caldwell, Rep. A. Flanell, Rep. R. Gonzalez, Rep. R. Keltie
Last action
2026-06-02
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Adjust Experience Modification Factor in Workers' Compensation

The act creates a process for employers and licensed insurance producers to update an employer's experience modification factor when: An open claim is reported by an insurance carrier to the rating bureau with a higher open claim amount than the amount after the claim was closed; and The lower claim amount would reduce an employer's experience modification factor at least .05 compared to the previously released experience modification factor or from above 1.0 to 1.0 or below.

What This Bill Does

  • The act creates a process for employers and licensed insurance producers to update an employer's experience modification factor when: An open claim is reported by an insurance carrier to the rating bureau with a higher open claim amount than the amount after the claim was closed; and The lower claim amount would reduce an employer's experience modification factor at least .05 compared to the previously released experience modification factor or from above 1.0 to 1.0 or below.
  • The employer must notify the insurance carrier between the time the claim is reported to a rating bureau and 31 days after the employer's rating effective date.
  • The insurance carrier is required to credit the employer for a premium change resulting from the revised experience modification factor.
  • (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-02 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-05-21 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-05-21 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. 2026-05-21 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. 2026-05-09 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-05-08 House

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  7. 2026-05-07 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  8. 2026-05-06 House

    House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  9. 2026-05-04 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

  10. 2026-05-04 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  11. 2026-05-01 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  12. 2026-04-30 Senate

    Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  13. 2026-04-21 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology

Official Summary Text

The act creates a process for employers and licensed insurance producers to update an employer's experience modification factor when:
An open claim is reported by an insurance carrier to the rating bureau with a higher open claim amount than the amount after the claim was closed; and
The lower claim amount would reduce an employer's experience modification factor at least .05 compared to the previously released experience modification factor or from above 1.0 to 1.0 or below.
The employer must notify the insurance carrier between the time the claim is reported to a rating bureau and 31 days after the employer's rating effective date. The insurance carrier is required to credit the employer for a premium change resulting from the revised experience modification factor.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)