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SF0051 • 2014

Workers' compensation coverage.

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; clarifying eligibility for elective coverage of corporate officers, members of a limited liability company, general partners and sole proprietors; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Bebout
Last action
2014-03-06
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2014

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2014-03-04 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0012

  3. 2014-02-28 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0012

  4. 2014-02-28 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0012

  5. 2014-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0012

  6. 2014-02-27 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2014-02-26 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2014-02-25 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2014-02-21 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2014-02-21 House

    H10 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2014-02-19 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10

  12. 2014-02-17 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2014-02-17 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2014-02-14 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2014-02-13 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  16. 2014-02-12 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2014-02-12 Senate

    S10 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2014-02-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10

  19. 2014-02-10 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2014-01-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0051
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
14LSO-0223
Effective Date:

7/1/2014

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0012

Chapter No.:
CH0022

Prime Sponsor:
Senator Bebout

Catch Title:
Workers compensation coverage.

Subject:
Coverage for company executives

Summary/Major Elements:

The Workers Compensation Act allows an election of
coverage for corporate officers, limited liability company members, partners
and sole proprietors.

This act clarifies that the election is available even
if the business has no other employers covered or coverable by the Workers
Compensation Act.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0051

ENROLLED ACT NO. 12, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2014 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
workers' compensation; clarifying eligibility for elective coverage of corporate officers, members of a limited liability company, general partners and sole proprietors;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 27
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102(a)(viii)(intro)
and
by creating a new subparagraph (J)
and 27
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108(k) are amended to read:

27
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102.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(viii)

"Employer" means any person or entity employing an employee engaged in any extrahazardous occupation or electing coverage under W.S. 27
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108(j)
or (k)
and at least one (1) of whose employees is described in W.S. 27
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301. "Employer" includes:

(J)

Any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or sole proprietorship
electing coverage pursuant to W.S. 27
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108(k), whether or not the corporation, limited liability company, partnership or sole proprietorship has other employees covered by this act.

27
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108.

Extrahazardous industries, employments, occupations; enumeration; definitions; optional coverage.

(k)

Any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or sole proprietorship may elect to obtain coverage under this act for any or all of its corporate officers, limited liability company members, partners in a partnership or sole proprietor by notifying the division in
writing of its election upon initial registration with the division, or thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of a calendar quarter. Any employer electing coverage pursuant to this subsection shall
, if it has other employees,
simultaneously elect coverage for its employees, as provided in subsection (j) of this section, if those employees are not already covered under this act. Notwithstanding subsection (j) of this section, an employer shall not withdraw coverage at any time during the subsequent eight (8) calendar quarters. Application for termination of coverage under this subsection shall be filed in writing with the division. Termination of coverage shall be effective the first day of the month following the division's receipt of the notice of termination which shall specify whether the termination is for the officers, members and partners or for the officers, members, partners and all electively covered employees.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2014.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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