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SB 264 IN
Passed One Chamber

Religious exemption from worker's compensation.

IN · session 2024 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 16, 2024

Latest action (Feb 6, 2024) First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

Summary

Provides an exemption from worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage for a member of certain religious sects or a division of a religious sect who meets certain requirements and obtains a certificate of exemption (certificate) from the worker's compensation board (board). Provides that if certain information about an individual who holds a certificate is no longer true: (1) the individual and the individual's employer must take certain steps; and (2) the certificate is no longer effective. Makes conforming changes.

Sponsors (4)

6 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (13)

  1. Jan 16, 2024 Authored by Senator Bassler · upper
  2. Jan 16, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor · upper
  3. Jan 25, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  4. Jan 29, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  5. Jan 30, 2024 Senator Messmer added as second author · upper
  6. Jan 30, 2024 Cosponsor: Representative Lehman · upper
  7. Jan 30, 2024 Senator Becker added as coauthor · upper
  8. Jan 30, 2024 House sponsor: Representative Lindauer · upper
  9. Jan 30, 2024 Senators Walker G, Crane, Doriot, Zay added as coauthors · upper
  10. Jan 30, 2024 Senator Rogers added as third author · upper
  11. Jan 30, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 69: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
  12. Jan 31, 2024 Referred to the House · upper
  13. Feb 6, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions · lower
Subjects
CHURCHES AND RELIGIONSLABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; Worker's Compensation

Text versions (2)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Senate Bill (H) · PDF
  • Introduced Senate Bill (S) · PDF

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