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SB 1519 — Changes the formula for determining permanent and temporary total disability compensation.

Congress · introduced 2026-01-14

<b>Digest: The Act would change how total disability comp is set. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act would pay a temp total disability comp claim based on the part of weekly pay that is at or below, or more than, 75% of the average weekly wage for the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.3).</i>] [<i>Provides that the percentage of a worker's wage paid as compensation during a period of temporary total disability shall be determined by the portion of the worker's wage that is less than or equal to, or greater than, 75 percent of the state average weekly wage.</i>] <b>Changes the formula for determining permanent and temporary total disability compensation.</b>

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Sponsors

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Action timeline

  1. · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. · state_upper — Referred to Labor and Business.
  3. · state_upper — Informational Meeting held.
  4. · state_upper — Public Hearing and Work Session held.
  5. · state_upper — Work Session held.
  6. · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
  7. · state_upper — Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
  8. · state_upper — Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government.
  9. · state_upper — Work Session held.
  10. · state_upper — Returned to Full Committee.
  11. · state_upper — Work Session held.
  12. · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
  13. · state_upper — Second reading.
  14. · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed.
  15. · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  16. · state_lower — Referred to Ways and Means.
  17. · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass.
  18. · state_lower — Second reading.
  19. · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.
  20. · state_upper — President signed.
  21. · state_lower — Speaker signed.
  22. · state_upper — Governor signed.
  23. · state_upper — Chapter 78, 2026 Laws.
  24. · state_upper — Effective date, January 1, 2027.

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Predicted vote

Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.

0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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