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Worker’s comp, sunset, repeal
WORKER’S COMPENSATION – Amends existing law to remove a sunset clause from a provision that makes psychological injuries suffered by first responders compensable.

RS30035 / H0018

This bill removes the sunset clause of Idaho Code 72-451 which was introduced and passed in 2019 as Idaho Code 72-451 enumerated in 2019 Idaho Session Law, Chapter 68; making this statute permanent. identifies Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) as an occupational injury that affects Idaho’s first responders (as defined in statute). If a first responder has “clear and convincing” evidence of a physiological injury, the treatment would be handled through worker’s compensation.

Bill Events
Date Description
01/20 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
01/23 Reported Printed and Referred to Commerce & Human Resources
01/26 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
01/27 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
01/30 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
01/31 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nash, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Palmer
Floor Sponsors - Rubel & Holtzclaw
Title apvd - to Senate
02/01 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human Resources
02/08 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
02/09 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
02/15 Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Lakey
Floor Sponsor - Winder
Title apvd - to House
02/16 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
02/17 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
02/20 Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
Signed by President; returned to House
02/21 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
02/22 Delivered to Governor at 11:35 a.m. on February 21, 2023
02/24 Reported Signed by Governor on February 23, 2023
Session Law Chapter 5
Effective: 07/01/2023
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