Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 415 — Workers' Compensation Benefits For Correctional Officers

Last action — Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Workers' Compensation Benefits For Correctional Officers; Provides that posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by certain correctional officers is occupational disease compensable by workers' compensation benefits; specifies certain benefits do not require physical injury & are not subject to certain apportionment or limitations; provides time for notice of injury or death; requires employing agency to provide specified mental health training.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Introduced

  4. Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee

  5. Filed

Sponsors

  • Mercado · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Mercado

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (159)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 415 do?
Workers' Compensation Benefits For Correctional Officers; Provides that posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by certain correctional officers is occupational disease compensable by workers' compensation benefits; specifies certain benefits do not require physical injury & are not subject to certain apportionment or limitations; provides time for notice of injury or death; requires employing agency to provide specified mental health training.
Who sponsors HB 415?
HB 415 is sponsored by Mercado.
What is the current status of HB 415?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 415?
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