S.F. No. 0025

Workers' compensation-professional athletes.

Sponsored By: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; authorizing workers' compensation coverage for professional athletes; providing a definition; conforming a provision; and providing for an effective date.

12/17/2002 Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003 S Received for Introduction

1/14/2003 S Introduced and Referred to S10

1/24/2003 S10 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Barrasso, Boggs, Massie and Scott

Nays: Senator(s) Case

Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/24/2003 S Placed on General File

1/27/2003 S Passed CoW

1/28/2003 S Passed 2nd Reading

1/29/2003 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Devin, Hawks, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hines, Job, Kunz and Larson.

Ayes 16 Nays 14 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/29/2003 H Received for Introduction

2/5/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/13/2003 H10 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Gilmore, Harvey, Iekel, McMurtrey, Osborn and Robinson

Nays: Representative(s) Boswell, Hinckley and Miller, D.

Ayes 6 Nays 3 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/13/2003 H Placed on General File

2/20/2003 H Amendments Considered

SF0025HW001/A ADOPTED

Page 3-line 4 After "W.S. 27-14-802(b)." insert "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the division shall classify professional athletes covered under this subsection under NAICS industry code number 711211, sports teams and clubs, and shall keep that classification separate for rate making purposes.". OLSEN

2/20/2003 H Passed CoW

2/21/2003 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/24/2003 H Failed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Brechtel, Buchanan, Cohee, Diercks, Edwards, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Jorgensen, Latta, Law, Lockhart, McMurtrey, Meuli, Osborn, Philp, Prosser, Robinson, Simpson, Tipton, Walsh and Wasserburger.

Nays: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Bucholz, Childers, Cooper, Esquibel, Hinckley, Iekel, Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Parady, Petersen, Powers, Reese, Ross, Semlek, Slater, Thompson, Warren and Wostenberg.

Excused: Representative(s) Gentile

Ayes 26 Nays 33 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/25/2003 H Reconsidered

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Bagby, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Cohee, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Jansen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Robinson, Simpson, Slater, Tipton, Walsh, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Bucholz, Childers, Cooper, Diercks, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Petersen, Reese, Ross, Semlek, Thompson and Wostenberg.

Ayes 37 Nays 23 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/25/2003 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Bagby, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Cohee, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Jansen, Johnson, L., Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Robinson, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Bucholz, Childers, Cooper, Illoway, Johnson, W., Jones, Martin, McOmie, Reese, Ross, Semlek and Wostenberg.

Ayes 44 Nays 16 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/26/2003 S Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott and Sessions.

Nays: Senator(s) Case, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Larson and Vasey.

Ayes 24 Nays 6 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/26/2003 Assigned Number SEA 0031

2/27/2003 S President Signed SEA No. 0031

2/27/2003 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0031

3/3/2003 Governor Signed SEA No. 0031

Chapter No. 0097 Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.