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TX HB1292
Bill
Status
11/13/2024
Primary Sponsor
Terry Meza
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AI Summary
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Requires annual cost-of-living adjustments to workers' compensation death benefits to reflect inflation, overriding existing statutory caps
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Commissioner must set the adjustment rate by November 1 each year based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) used for Social Security benefit adjustments
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Insurance carriers must recompute death benefit amounts by January 1 each year by applying the commissioner's adjustment to the base benefit of 75% of the deceased employee's average weekly wage
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Applies only to claims based on compensable injuries occurring on or after September 1, 2025; prior injuries remain governed by existing law
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Effective date: September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to death benefits paid under the workers' compensation system.
Labor
Last Action
Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker
3/10/2025