HB0010 • 2018

Worker's compensation-extraterritorial reciprocity.

AN ACT relating to worker's compensation; specifying applicability of other states' worker's compensation laws in situations of reciprocity; and providing for an effective date.

Labor

Enacted

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Sponsor: Labor
Last action: 2018-03-12
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2018

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HB0010HS001

Standing Committee • House Labor

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by House Labor

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Bill History

2018-03-12 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0021
2018-03-12 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 38
2018-03-07 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0021
2018-03-07 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0021
2018-03-06 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0021
2018-03-06 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2018-03-05 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-03-02 Senate
S COW:Passed
2018-03-02 Senate
S Placed on General File
2018-03-02 Senate
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
2018-02-28 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2018-02-28 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2018-02-27 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2018-02-23 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2018-02-22 House
H COW:Passed
2018-02-16 House
H Placed on General File
2018-02-16 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2018-02-15 House
H10 - Labor:Rerefer to H01 - Appropriations
2018-02-15 House
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2018-02-13 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 60-0-0-0-0
2018-02-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-12-07 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0010
Effective
:
7/1/2018

LSO No.:
18LSO-0255

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0021

Chapter No.:
38

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Worker's compensation-extraterritorial reciprocity.

Subject:
Requiring reciprocity for a
nonresident employer's worker's
compensation to apply in Wyoming
.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill requires recognition of Wyoming's worker's compensation coverage in a nonresident employer's home state
before
Wyoming
will
recognize that nonresident employer's home state worker's compensation coverage in Wyoming.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0010

ENROLLED ACT NO. 21,

HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to worker's compensation; specifying applicability of other states' worker's compensation laws in situations of reciprocity; 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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14
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301(a)(intro) and 27
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14
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306
(b)
are amended to read:

27
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14
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301
.

Applicability of provisions
; reciprocity
.

(a)

This act applies to all injuries and deaths occurring in Wyoming in employment described in W.S.

27
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14
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108(a), (d), (e), (j), (k) or (m)

and
but applies to injuries and deaths occurring in Wyoming to employees of nonresident employers only if the worker's compensation or similar law of the nonresident employer's
home state applies to all injuries and deaths occurring in that state or
the nonresident employer's home
state and Wyoming have an active agreement under W.S. 27
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14
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306(d).

This act applies

to all injuries and deaths occurring outside of Wyoming in employment described in W.S. 27
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14
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108(a), (d), (e), (j), (k) or (m) under the following conditions:

27
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14
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306
.

Extraterritorial applicability of provisions
; reciprocity
.

(b)

A certificate from an authorized officer of the worker's compensation department or similar agency of another state certifying that an employer of that state is bound by the worker's compensation or similar law of that state and the law will be applied to employees of the employer while in this state, is prima facie evidence of the application of the worker's compensation or similar law
of the certifying state.

This subsection shall apply only when the certifying state accepts Wyoming worker's compensation certification
as prima facie evidence of the application of
Wyoming
worker's compensation or similar law or when the
certifying
state and Wyoming have an active agreement under subsection (d) of this section
.

Section 2
.

This act is effective
July 1, 2018
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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