Florida Senate Passes Workers’ Comp Reciprocity Bill (CS/CS/SB 1286)
May 3, 2011
Earlier today, May 3, 2011, the Florida Senate considered on its Consent Calendar, CS/CS/SB 1286 Relating to State Reciprocity in Workers’ Compensation Claims by Senator Bennett.
The bill provides for extraterritorial coverage of Florida employees who temporarily leave the state incidental to his or her employment and exempts certain employees from another state working in Florida and the employers of such employees from Florida’s workers compensation laws under certain conditions.
It was noted that Senate had received the House companion bill CS/HB 723 by Representative Weinstein. HB 723 previously passed the House by a vote of 117-0. HB 723 was then withdrawn from its committees of reference and substituted for SB 1286.
Without further discussion, the Senate then passed the bill by a vote of 39 to 0.
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